Diana T. Noller, DHSc, MMS, MSPT, PA-C, is an associate professor of Medical Science and founding director of the PA Program at Austin College in Denison, Texas.
Angela Bañuelas, MPAS, PA-C, is an assistant professor and director of Experiential Learning and Remediation, Austin College PA Program, Denison, Texas.
J Physician Assist Educ. 2024 Mar 1;35(1):101-104. doi: 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000573. Epub 2024 Jan 19.
The 2023 US Supreme Court holding in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina, et al. has changed the landscape in higher education admissions processes by declaring affirmative action unlawful. It is imperative that those working in higher education admissions understand the ruling and implement contemporary best practices. Institutions of higher education who wish to promote student diversity are tasked with developing alternative strategies to affirmative action and must steer clear from using race as a determinant factor in admissions decisions. Aiming to identify diversity in individuals' lived experiences, focusing on recruitment efforts that organically lead to diverse applicants, adopting holistic, mission-driven admissions processes, and enhancing robust retention efforts may be effective means of fostering student diversity.
2023 年美国最高法院在 Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College 和 Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina, et al. 一案中的裁决改变了高等教育招生过程的格局，宣布平权行动是非法的。从事高等教育招生工作的人必须了解这一裁决，并实施当代最佳实践。希望促进学生多样性的高等教育机构面临着制定替代平权行动的策略的任务，并且必须避免将种族作为招生决策的决定因素。目标是确定个人生活经历中的多样性，注重有组织地导致多元化申请人的招聘工作，采用整体的、以使命为导向的招生流程，并加强强有力的留用工作，这些可能是培养学生多样性的有效手段。
