Diversity in Higher Education
Colleges should consider a student's ________ in the admission process.
Colleges should consider a student's test scores in the admission process.
Colleges should consider the rigor of a student's high school in the admission process.
Colleges should consider a student's grades in the admission process.
Colleges should consider a student's work experience in the admission process.
Colleges should consider a student's ability to pay tuition in the admission process.
Colleges should consider a student's gender in the admission process.
Colleges should consider a student interview in the admission process.
Colleges should consider a student's race or ethnicity in the admission process.
Affirmative Action: Taking into account race and/or ethnicity as one factor among many in the admissions process to promote educational equity. 1961: President John F. Kennedy introduced affirmative action, a national policy focused on including groups that were historically discriminated against in areas where they are underrepresented, such as education and employment. Regarding education, affirmative action ensures all students have an equal right to education, and the campus population reflects the community that we live in. June 29, 2023: U.S. Supreme Court decision reverses earlier ruling that colleges can consider race as one of many factors in deciding which qualified applicants are to be admitted.