There was a time when white men were only allowed to attend colleges and universities. After the Civil War, women and those of different ethnicities were thrown onto the academic scene. However, even today, debate continues over how best to enroll, educate, and graduate these students who were once denied higher education. Because of this debate, American universities have yet to provide housing for these groups of students. Those who were previously deprived of the right to attend university are now facing problems due to lack of confidence, economic gap and lack of stress. These problems can be solved if changes are made to the university education system. According to Adrienne Rich in the article “What Women Need to Know,” there are no colleges today that provide women with the education they need to survive. . Women, who not only live in a world run by white men, live in a society that fails to meet the educational needs they deserve (Rich 79). Not only are they denied these needs, but they even face subtle forms of prejudice on campus. They are considered unwanted and unimportant outsiders. However, women are not the only people on campus who feel discouraged and unwanted. People of different ethnicities also face this problem. Reported in the Institute for the Study of Social Change, students shared their experiences of subtle discrimination in certain facial expressions, being ignored or unrecognized, and how they are spoken by white students. Mike Rose, in the article “Lives on the Boundary,” also shares this injustice. He says: “Many are kept away from the great books, because... middle of paper......to have better education for all. Works CitedInstitute for the Study of Social Change. “The diversity project: final report. Berkeley: University of California, 1991. Rich, Adrienne. “What should a woman know? » 1986. The presence of others. Comp. Andrea A. Lunsford and John J. Ruszkiewicz. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin, 2008. 74-80. Print.Rose, Mike. “Lives on the border.” 1989. The presence of others. Comp. Andrea A. Lunsford and John J. Ruszkiewicz. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin, 2008. 90-102. Print.Sax, Linda J. “Female students still face many obstacles to reaching their full potential.” The Chronicle of Higher Education September 28, 2007, Diversity in academia: B46.Strasburg, Jenny. “Losing Ground – More than 40 years after the Civil Rights Act, why are women's wages still lower than men's? » The San Francisco Chronicle January 9, 2005, Equity: CM-14.