Institutions work to ‘prepare a diverse community of students’ to ‘make a meaningful difference in the world’ and build a ‘lifelong spirit of inquiry and joy in learning’ - but are the processes and procedures required ensuring that or preventing it? What are the factors that allow our institutions to support equity and access for a diverse group of students? Join this session, in which a veteran admissions director, a specialist in educational access, and an authority on various high-stakes tests share ways schools can think about the obstacles to true diversity. The presenters will share their ideas for making your school’s admissions process one in which the whole student is valued and provided a better chance at success in your school’s program.
Guiding Questions:
1) Do you want to improve your admission/application policies and criteria to better reflect your organization’s mission and desire for diversity and equity?
2) If you were designing an admission office from the ground up with no restrictions to enroll a diverse group of students, what would that look like?