The American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) is pleased to announce a partnership with the American Council on Education (ACE), UCLA Civil Rights Project, Pearson's Research and Innovation Network, and the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) on a groundbreaking study to examine how legal challenges to race-conscious admissions have changed contemporary admissions practices at selective colleges and universities.
During the week of September 15th, ACE will field a brief survey to admissions and enrollment management leaders. The survey will take approximately 15 minutes of your time.
This research will provide a confidential avenue by which admissions and enrollment management leaders can share practices and challenges as they work to support access and campus diversity while facing constantly shifting legal parameters. The project aims to address (1) how statewide legislation and recent Supreme Court rulings have impacted outreach, recruitment, and admissions practices and (2) how institutions are preparing for a future where the only legal constant seems to be change. The study will fill a needed research gap while simultaneously gauging how the research, practitioner, and legal communities can better support institutions seeking to enroll diverse student bodies now and in the future.
We can't tell the very important story of how admissions and enrollment management offices are navigating new waters without your input, so please do look out for the email invitation from ACE. For more information on the study, email admissionssurvey@acenet.edu.