“We must move away from collapsing multiple groups of students into categories that are not very useful, including for federal data reporting,” says lead author Dr. Daryl G. Smith of CGU. “College and university leaders need to obtain detailed information about students’ racial/ethnic backgrounds in order to know precisely who is and who is not getting into college.”
The report suggests implementing more detailed collection standards and a more nuanced use of data in order to generate a more accurate picture of the racial and ethnic diversity on college campuses.
The entire report is available online at <www.irvine.org/>.
© Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.com
