This paper discusses both short- and long-term strategies for creating a multicultural educational environment in institutions of higher education. It is based on the current struggle to enhance diversity at St. John's University, a small, liberal arts college in Minnesota. Diversity involves creating a climate where cultural differences are viewed as enriching rather than as problematic, and education becomes multi-cultural when the study of many cultures is the norm rather than the exception. The value of hiring a diverse faculty to act as role models for majority and minority students is stressed as is the development of a diverse curriculum beyond western civilization, maintaining student organizations that are diverse in membership, and making certain faculty, staff, and administration are culturally aware and sensitive. The following short- and long-term strategies are urged for creating such an environment: (1) encourage faculty to individually reconstruct their courses to include content from various cultural perspectives; (2) establish a minority affairs office; (3) commit a percentage of the school's budget to multicultural efforts; (4) regularly sponsor multicultural speakers and events; and (5) develop recruiting practices that aim at acquiring representatives of a variety of populations. (GLR)