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This constructivist grounded theory study sheds light on race-conscious holistic admissions work. We present an analysis of 51 individual interviews of professionals with experiences working in admissions offices that use race-conscious holistic practices to admit less than 35% of applicants. Applying Ray’s theory of racialized organizations, our analysis contrasted admissions professionals’ beliefs that their practices advanced racial diversity and equity with how their work produced color-evasive racism. Preliminary findings reveal how organizational structures in enrollment management reproduce racial inequalities through the maintenance of white dominance in selective college access. Less robust holistic (and questionable) practices accounting for race were more present at institutions with lower selectivity and yield rates. Our study bears implications for organizational learning and race-conscious admissions debates.
OiYan A. Poon, Spencer Foundation
Douglas Lee, Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Eileen M Galvez, Yale University
Nikki Kāhealani Chun, Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Bri Serrano, Colorado State University
Ali Raza, Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Joanne Song Engler, Colorado State University