This volume brings a variety of perspectives to bear on the issue
of how higher education institutions can - or should - choose
students during the early part of the 21st century. Many of the
contributors report on research to develop and validate potential
tools to assist those responsible for admission decisions. Other
contributors, however, pose broader questions about the nature of
selective admissions, about institutional responses to the changing
demography of those seeking to enter higher education, or about the
appropriate criteria of 'success' in higher education. The volume
is particularly timely because the question of how changes in
admission tools and processes will affect campus diversity
following the recent Supreme Court decision concerning the
University of Michigan. Diversity is an important concern of all of
the contributors and the chapter by Lee Bollinger--President at
Michigan at the time the court cases were filed--is particularly
relevant. This book brings together the research that underlies a
variety of proposed approaches to improving the selection of
students. Providing support for the integrity of the admissions
process and the validity of new tools to help a higher education
institution to select a diverse student body, this book explores
the implications of the assessment component of K-12 school reform
for higher education admissions practices. The diverse
contributions to this volume reflect the current ferment in
educational research and educational practice as institutions of
higher education seek to develop a new admissions paradigm for
coming decades following the University of Michigan decisions. This
book is intended for those leaders and professionals who set
admission policies and practices in American colleges, and graduate
and professional schools, as well as for those scholars and
scientists who research, develop, and validate tools for use in the
process of choosing students in ways that are congruent with an
institution's mission, values, and goals.
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