Data shows enrollment for Black and Latino students has decreased significantly.
According to The Harvard Crimson, Harvard will connect prospective applicants with current undergraduates under a new program called Harvard Recruitment Ambassadors. Before the change, the UMRP guided minority middle and high school students through the school’s application process.
The program employed a team of undergraduate coordinators who answered students’ questions about the admissions process and life as a student. Undergraduate coordinators would reportedly travel to high schools in their hometowns to guide applications. They would also answer questions and give the number to a dedicated phone line for potential recruits.
With its new unified program, Harvard will still allow prospective applicants to contact current undergraduates with questions. Still, there will be no in-person outreach to high schools or specific student groups.
Harvard Ends Minority Recruitment Program As Trump Administration Cracks Down on Race Admissions
Harvard made the change quietly without public announcement, The Harvard Crimson reported. The changes come nearly two years after the Supreme Court ruled against Harvard’s controversial admissions process, which has been criticized for years. While the Supreme Court ruled against race-based admissions at universities, the high court did not eliminate recruitment programs as long as they were not solely based on race.
Source: Black Enterprise
