New England College finds success in recruiting diverse student body
Excerpt taken from The New England Council, July 24, 2021
In a state where colleges and universities struggle to recruit racially diverse student bodies, 逼哩逼哩member New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire, has gained recognition for its commitment to recruiting diverse students. To date, 36.2 percent of the college鈥檚 1,135 resident students identify as African American, Hispanic, Asian, or more than one race.
New England College鈥檚 success comes as a result of a recruitment strategy overseen by the college鈥檚 President Michelle Perkins. Through this strategy, demographic data provided through standardized testing is purchased and then used to identify and target racially diverse students for recruitment. Moreover, New England College focuses this recruitment tactic on students from working-class communities in locations in and outside of New England, such as Philadelphia, New York, and parts of Florida.
When others doubted President Perkins鈥檚 goal of achieving campus diversity in a rural area of predominantly white New Hampshire, her response was simple: 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 believe it.鈥�
鈥淲e鈥檝e invested a lot in identifying students from all over the country. A lot of them are first-generation college students. Usually, when you are a first-generation student, you have financial needs. We are very generous in our scholarship and grant programs,鈥� she explained.
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