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Do test-optional policies increase diversity?

Higher Ed Data Stories

However, critics of test optional like to trot out this study from 2014 , suggesting test-optional policies do not increase diversity. Finally, admissions, opportunity, culture, and policy are complex. First, the population of high school graduates is getting more diverse. I said I didn't know."

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Report: Test-Optional Policies Result in Increased Student Diversity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Test-optional admission policies have resulted in increased application numbers and student diversity at many business schools, according to a recent report by the MBA Roundtable and Wiley. Due to test-optional policies, application volumes to business programs rose for most respondents, the study found.

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Ruling on Texas School's Hair Policies: A Setback for Diversity and Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In a recent ruling, a Texas judge determined that a school's hair length policies did not violate the CROWN Act , a law aimed at prohibiting discrimination based on hairstyle and texture. Moving forward, we must redouble our efforts to promote diversity, inclusion, and cultural acceptance in all aspects of our education system.

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First-year student diversity in American colleges and universities, 2018-2022

Higher Ed Data Stories

The original point was to help discount the conventional wisdom, which is propped up by a limited, old study of a small set of colleges that showed test-optional policies didn't affect diversity. On all views, hovering over a data point explains what you're seeing.

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3 state policy trends that will shape higher ed in 2024

Higher Ed Dive

Lawmakers have set their sights on restricting diversity, equity and inclusion and eliminating degree requirements for government jobs.

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The Missing Paradigm: Concordance Between Cultural Responsiveness and Institutional Policies and Practices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This author argues that cultural responsiveness and institutional policies and practices must be deeply integrated into the equity conversation. Recognizing and valuing this diversity is the cornerstone of cultivating an inclusive learning environment in the community college setting. What is cultural responsiveness?

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University of Utah Showcases Positive Impacts of Diversity

Insight Into Diversity

University of Utah is showcasing the value of academic diversity after the state’s passing of HB 261 , which “prohibits an institution of higher education from establishing or maintaining an office… [that] is referred to or named diversity, equity, and inclusion.” HB 261 goes into effect in Utah July 1, 2024.