New Manual Addresses Diversity Issues Surrounding Recruitment, Outreach and Retention in Higher Education

“In an effort to help higher education officials evaluate their race- and ethnicity-conscious recruitment, outreach, and retention practices, the College Board, through its groundbreaking Access and Diversity Collaborative on Enrollment Management and the Law, has published a manual to help colleges and universities work toward educationally and legally sound policies. Federal Law and Recruitment, Outreach, and Retention: A Framework for Evaluating Diversity-Related Programs is a companion manual to Federal Law and Financial Aid published last spring.

The College Board’s Access and Diversity Collaborative began following the U.S. Supreme Court decisions in the 2003 University of Michigan cases about race-conscious practices. The material included in this manual is the result of discussions with nearly 200 enrollment management, admissions, legal, and policy experts convened by the College Board for a series of national seminars held during the spring of 2005. The work was supported by 34 sponsoring institutions and educational systems, four other education associations, the Goldman Sachs Foundation, and the Nellie Mae Education Foundation. …”

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