NEW BRIEF: Rethinking Recruitment, Legacy Admissions and Other Enrollment Strategies
Published Jul 20, 2023![](https://live-ihep-wp.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/iStock-1005842774-scaled.jpg)
- Recruit in diverse communities and communities with high proportions of Black, Latinx and/or Hispanic, Indigenous, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander students and offer innovative recruitment opportunities for students in rural areas.
- End legacy admissions policies that advantage applicants who are family members of alumni and typically benefit White and wealthy students.
- Eliminate demonstrated interest policies that favor applicants with the means to signal their preference to attend if admitted.
- Eliminate binding early decision deadlines that disadvantage students who cannot make enrollment decisions early and without comparing financial aid awards from multiple institutions.
WEBINAR: Join the Campaign for College Opportunity on July 25th at 1 pm ET to hear from legal and higher education experts, including IHEP President Mamie Voight, for a conversation exploring solutions for making college access more equitable. Register here.
IHEP’s report The Most Important Door The Will Ever Open: Realizing the Misson of Higher Education Through Equitable Admissions Policies scrutinized admissions, recruitment and enrollment practices that disproportionally harm students from historically marginalized backgrounds.
To learn more about IHEP’s response to the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, read President & CEO Mamie Voight’s statement.