I'm convinced that campus "diversity" is a concept that is more prized as an icon than as a actual social reality.

I attended one of the most liberal universities, and was curious about how diversity would affect campus life.   I expected everyone blending together in social harmony,  but instead, everyone split off into separate ethnic groups of Cambodian, Lao, Jewish, Gay, Filipino, Taiwanese, Ecuadoran, Japanese, Chinese, Chicano, Black, etc.