In this article, the author takes a stand against the unthinking evocation of so-called white privilege he found on campus and among his students at California State University, Chico, and argues for the reinstatement of true diversity--intellectual diversity. He says people in the academia should be clear in the classroom, on committees, in public discussions, and at every opportunity that the only type of diversity that should be advocated in any university or school is intellectual diversity, which advances tolerance and respect for differing ideas, opinions, and perspectives. They must speak the truth: that true intellectual diversity within an academic department or any organization cannot be attained by focusing on or exploiting skin color, family origin, or sex. They must remind all that an environment of true intellectual diversity attracts thinkers from far and wide, from all kinds of backgrounds. (Contains 5 footnotes.)