Study: College “Diversity” Schemes Worsen Stereotypes and Intensify Alienation
Yet diversity efforts don’t help “URMs” (blacks and Hispanics), either. As the CEO study warns, “Racial preference in admissions creates race consciousness and mismatch,” the latter being when students are thrust into academic environments too difficult for them. Furthermore, the report writes:
Admissions committees keep the degree of mismatch secret.
Mismatched students disproportionately drop out of STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics], change to non-STEM majors, transfer to other schools, and take longer to graduate.
The academic disparities from mismatch continue throughout college.
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