Four actions for campus leaders and policymakers to increase Black student access at selective private institutions: develop recruitment strategies, assess and improve campus racial climates, leverage federal accountability, and increase accreditor accountability.¶

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Description¶

The report closes with four categories of recommendations for education leaders and policymakers, adjusted from the authors' 2020 public-institution report to account for private institutions' donor-based funding and the recent ban on race-conscious admissions. The four actions are to "Develop recruitment strategies that increase access," "Assess and improve campus racial climates," "Leverage federal accountability," and "Increase accountability from accreditors and accreditation organizations." Recruitment recommendations include extending outreach beyond student lists purchased from test providers, which may filter by test scores, GPAs, ZIP codes, or AP enrollment.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Institutional leaders must commit to prioritizing access; the report states the institutions have the resources but leaders must choose to act

Constraints¶

• Recommendations were adjusted for the ban on affirmative action and for funding differences between public and private universities

Target Learners¶

• Black first-time, full-time undergraduate applicants to selective private colleges and universities

Target Learning Goals¶

• Equitable access to selective higher education
• Improved campus racial climate and student success

Related Strategies¶

• Institutional, state, and federal actions to increase faculty diversity
• Ten strategies for advancing race-conscious higher education policies

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Gabriel Montague, Ed.M., Higher Education Research Analyst. (2023). 'Segregation Forever'?: The Continued Underrepresentation of Black Undergraduates at the Nation's 122 Most Selective Private Colleges and Universities. The Education Trust, October 2023. https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/the.education.trust/viz/SegregationForeverPrivatesGraphicsAppendices/FullDashboard