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Nolvia Delgado

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Contributor Brief·Nolvia Delgado · 1 article
Updated Sep 20, 2023

Community colleges solve diversity crisis post-affirmative action

Delgado argues that community colleges represent a structural solution for institutions needing to build diverse student bodies after affirmative action bans, functioning as practical access points rather than ideological compromises. She positions community colleges not as remedial alternatives but as strategic diversity pipelines that institutions can leverage to maintain enrollment diversity while adhering to new legal constraints.

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“Community colleges emerge as a practical pathway for institutions seeking to build diverse student bodies without race-based admissions”

In a Post-Affirmative Action Higher Education Chasm, Community Colleges Can Fill the Gap

Strategic roles community colleges play in post-affirmative action landscape

Access point for underrepresented populations9
Practical diversity pipeline for four-year institutions8
Legal compliance mechanism for enrollment diversity8
Alternative to race-based admissions policies7

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Access point for underrepresented populations
Practical diversity pipeline for four-year institutions
Legal compliance mechanism for enrollment diversity
Alternative to race-based admissions policies

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driving community college role: legal, institutional, demographic

Community colleges emerge as a practical pathway for institutions seeking to build diverse student bodies without race-based admissions

In a Post-Affirmative Action Higher Education Chasm, Community Colleges Can Fill the Gap

Community colleges emerge as a practical pathway for institutions seeking to build diverse student bodies without race-based admissions

In a Post-Affirmative Action Higher Education Chasm, Community Colleges Can Fill the Gap

“Community colleges can fill the diversity gap affirmative action leaves behind”

Themes:Community colleges as strategic diversity infrastructurePost-affirmative action institutional adaptationAccess pathways replacing race-conscious admissions

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