Good article. I am personally in favor of the great books idea. Its been done before, and it worked pretty well. Having reat Aristotle's Ethics and other great books, it is impossible to study the classics without indulging in inquiry based learning. Perhaps a semester diversity sequence can be added as a part of the core curriculum. This sequence would read the Quaran, Confucius, the Buddhist writings, the Indian Holy Books, and African-Oral Literature. This would do a much better job at creating appreciation for diversity than a smorgusboard of diversity courses.