This mixed-methods study used open-response survey data, focus groups, and an
experimental simulation to explore how 311 admissions officers defined and used concepts …

Building sustainable diversity in higher education isn't just the right thing to do—it is an
imperative for institutional excellence and for a pluralistic society that works. In Diversity's …

Selective colleges have increasingly considered a variety of factors, such as academic rigor,
extracurriculars, essays, interviews, recommendations, and background characteristics …

College admissions in the United States is carried out by a human-centered method of
evaluation known as holistic review, which typically involves reading original narrative …

In this article, we apply key tenants of colorblindness, as a racial ideology developed in the
United States, to France. In France, colorblindness means more than not seeing how race …

Low-socioeconomic status (SES) students are underrepresented at selective colleges, but
the role that admissions offices play is poorly understood. Because admissions offices often …

Abstract The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) has
developed and approved standards of professional practice for diversity officers in higher …

Although a significant body of research clearly identifies parents as one of the strongest
influences in the student college choice process, researchers have limited information about …

In this chapter, the authors connect the evolution of diversity research to the outcomes of key
US Supreme Court cases over the last four decades. They discuss how constraints in early …

Attending a selective college or university has a notable impact on the likelihood of
graduation, graduate school attendance, social networks, and career earnings. Given these …