In this episode, Andrew H. Nichols and Shaun R. Harper join us to discuss the recent EdTrust report u003cemu003eBroken Mirrors:u0026nbsp;Black Student Representation at Public State Colleges and Universitiesu003c/emu003e. The concept behind u003cemu003eBroken Mirrorsu003c/emu003e is that the demographics of college students does not mirror that of the general public and that students of color are vastly underrepresented on college campuses. We discuss the ways the college admissions process is biased towards wealthy white students, from the recruitment process to standardized testing. You’ll learn about the systemic changes that need to take place to ensure that students of color have equal opportunity to succeed in higher education. u003cstrongu003eAndrew H. Nichols, Ph.D.u003c/strongu003e is theu0026nbsp;Senior Director of Higher Education Research and Data Analytics at The Education Trust. He helps develop a research agenda that identifies patterns and trends in college access, affordability, and success, with a keen focus on improving outcomes for underserved populations. u003cstrongu003eShaun R. Harper, Ph.D.u003c/strongu003e is a Provost Professor at the Rossier School of Education and Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. Heu0026nbsp;studies racial, gender, and LGBT issues in corporations, law firms, Hollywood production companies, K-12 schools, and universities. His research has been cited in over 10,000 published studies. The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Fortune, Washington Post, Black Enterprise, and several thousand other news outlets have quoted Professor Harper and featured his research. [spp-player url=http://traffic.libsyn.com/voices4ed/27_-_Education_Post_-_Broken_Mirrors.mp3] [spp-tweet tweet=u0022“The research makes clear that when more holistic measures are used in college admissions processes, that the students who are admitted actually perform better academically” – Shaun R. Harperu0022] u003ch3u003eEpisode Details:u003c/h3u003e u003culu003e u003cliu003eWhy colleges usually don’t consider race in the admissions processu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eWhy the lack of representation in colleges is not entirely the fault of the K-12 systemu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eBetter ways to determine whether or not students are ready for collegeu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eHow standardized tests are biased against non-white studentsu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eWhy higher education is still the best path towards economic security and upward social mobilityu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eHow to ensure students of color have equal opportunity to succeed at public institutionsu003c/liu003e u003c/ulu003e u003ch3u003eLinks Mentioned:u003c/h3u003e u003culu003e u003cliu003eu003ca href=u0022https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/09/25/new-report-grades-states-public-universities-black-student-enrollment-representationu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopener noreferreru0022u003eIs Your State Serving Black Students?u003c/au003eu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eu003ca href=u0022https://edtrust.org/resource/broken-mirrors-black-representation/u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopener noreferreru0022u003eBroken Mirrors: Black Student Representation at Public State Colleges and Universitiesu003c/au003eu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eu003ca href=u0022http://stateequity.orgu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopener noreferreru0022u003estateequity.orgu003c/au003eu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eu003ca href=u0022https://twitter.com/DrShaunHarperu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopener noreferreru0022u003e@DrShaunHarperu003c/au003eu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eu003ca href=u0022https://twitter.com/DrAndrewNicholsu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopener noreferreru0022u003e@DrAndrewNicholsu003c/au003eu003c/liu003e u003c/ulu003e [spp-tweet tweet=u0022“On the one hand we have to hire more black and brown faculty members but on the other hand we have to help the white faculty members who comprise the overwhelming majority of these faculties be more highly skilled at teaching racially and ethnically diverse learners.” – Shaun R. Harperu0022]
Episode 27: Is Your State Serving Black Students? (ft. EdTrust)
