Document Library

	Access & Diversity Toolkit for Higher Education Professionals Policy development manual. A practical guide for officials responsible for the development and implementation of student-related access and diversity polices designed with 10 “tools” to help facilitate constructive campus-based dialogs and policy discussions. (Dec. 2009)
	A 21st-Century Imperative: Promoting Access and Diversity in Higher Education Policy brief. Summarizes major policy, legal and educational trends that college and university leaders should be aware of as they shape their institutional access and diversity policies. In collaboration with the American Council on Education (ACE). (Oct. 2009)
	Race-Neutral Policies in Higher Education: From Theory to Action Report. Intended to help institutions in their efforts to lawfully achieve the educational benefits of diversity on their campuses through the use of a combination of objectively measurable race-neutral practices. (2008)
	Not Black and White: Making Sense of the United States Supreme Court Decisions Regarding Race-Conscious Student Assignment Plans Policy paper. Provides practical guidance for public school districts stemming from U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 and Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education. Joint publication of the National School Boards Association and the College Board. (Sept. 2007)
	Echoes of Bakke: A Fractured Supreme Court Invalidates Two Race-Conscious K-12 Student Assignment Plans but Affirms the Compelling Interest in the Educational Benefits of Diversity Policy paper. Provides initial analysis of implications for postsecondary education in the Supreme Court's student assignment decision in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1. (July 2007)
	From Federal Law to State Voter Initiatives: Preserving Higher Education's Authority to Achieve the Educational, Economic, Civic, and Security Benefits Associated with a Diverse Student Body Policy paper. Addresses questions regarding the future of race-conscious enrollment practices in higher education, and gives recommendations for action. (March 2007)
	Admissions and Diversity After Michigan: The Next Generation of Legal and Policy Issues Report. A practical tool for higher education leaders that helps guide institutional decisions regarding diversity and the use of race and ethnicity in the admission selection process. (2006)
	Federal Law and Financial Aid: A Framework for Evaluating Diversity-Related Programs Policy manual. Provides a framework to help structure and inform institution-specific reviews of race- and ethnicity-conscious financial aid and scholarship policies. (2005)
	Federal Law and Recruitment, Outreach, and Retention: A Framework for Evaluating Diversity-Related Programs Policy manual. Provides a tool to help college and university leaders understand how to structure their recruitment, outreach and retention programs in a manner that best achieves their diversity-related goals and minimizes legal risk. (2005)