DELIBERATELY DIVERSE | DAN HILLIARD Deliberately Diverse represents the opinions of a group of Taylor friends who never completely agree about anything but enjoy diverse discussions.

Even though I've been retired from college teaching for nearly 20 years, I still keep in touch with former students, and sometimes their experiences stimulate me to think like a sociologist again.

Lately I've been thinking about the experiences of two former students, experiences that at first glance might seem to have nothing in common.