Restrictive Educational Policy and Minority Enrollment in Higher Education
Faculty Mentor(s) Name(s)
Dr. Max Harleman, Dr. Min Kim
Abstract
How does policy limiting the discussion of sociopolitical issues and racial topics in educational settings affect minority enrollment in institutions of higher education? There is literature surrounding educational changes following elections and policy, but because of how recently legislation that restricts conversations about racial inequality have been implemented, there are no published research articles yet on how this new legislation targeting Critical Race Theory effects enrollment of minority students in institutions of tertiary education. I will be addressing this question using a Difference-in-differences design, which will allow me to analyze the pre period and post period based upon when legislation was passed and to have two different treatment conditions. My methodology will involve comparing student enrollment before legislation prohibiting or limiting sociopolitical topics and racial education, during the beginning of the education debacle, and enrollment for this current academic year. My hypothesis is that this type of racially restrictive legislation will result in a decrease in minority enrollment in the states with the policy. The data will be separated by racial identity of students enrolled in college to determine if there has been a shift since the new policy implementation.
Start Date
27-3-2024 1:10 PM
End Date
27-3-2024 1:18 PM
Location
Arts and Sciences 2-70
Restrictive Educational Policy and Minority Enrollment in Higher Education
Arts and Sciences 2-70
How does policy limiting the discussion of sociopolitical issues and racial topics in educational settings affect minority enrollment in institutions of higher education? There is literature surrounding educational changes following elections and policy, but because of how recently legislation that restricts conversations about racial inequality have been implemented, there are no published research articles yet on how this new legislation targeting Critical Race Theory effects enrollment of minority students in institutions of tertiary education. I will be addressing this question using a Difference-in-differences design, which will allow me to analyze the pre period and post period based upon when legislation was passed and to have two different treatment conditions. My methodology will involve comparing student enrollment before legislation prohibiting or limiting sociopolitical topics and racial education, during the beginning of the education debacle, and enrollment for this current academic year. My hypothesis is that this type of racially restrictive legislation will result in a decrease in minority enrollment in the states with the policy. The data will be separated by racial identity of students enrolled in college to determine if there has been a shift since the new policy implementation.