- Report to the Governor and General Assembly on Underrepresented Groups in Illinois Higher Education
This annual report to the Governor and General Assembly presents information on minority, female, and disabled students and staff at Illinois colleges and universities.
- University
Center of Lake County
(2/2004)
This is a report on the two University Center construction projects
currently under way in Grayslake and Waukegan. The report will
also provide an update on recent programs and activities of the
University Center.
- Implementation
of the Report on Access and Diversity: Recent Activities
(6/2002)
This item describes three conferences the Board of Higher Education
sponsored this spring to advance the recommendations of the Committee
on Access and Diversity. The daylong conferences examined issues
pertaining to the legal use of race and ethnic criteria in admissions
and financial aid decisions by public colleges and universities,
and addressed the needs of students with limited-English proficiency
and students with disabilities.
- Summary
and Review of Unequal Opportunity: Disparities in College Access
Among the 50 States
(2/2002)
This item provides a summary of the key findings of "Unequal
Opportunity: Disparities in College Access Among the 50 States," a report issued in January 2002 by the Lumina Foundation for Education.
The general findings and related policy implications of the Foundation's
report are that individual opportunities for higher education
are related to where a student lives, their economic circumstances,
and the type of institutions available. The report underscores
the importance of the interrelationship between state financial
aid and tuition policies in providing higher education opportunities.
- Report
of the Committee on Access and Diversity
(8/2001)
In April 2001, the Board received the first draft of the Committee’s
report, which was widely circulated among members of the Illinois
higher education community and other interested persons. At that
time, the Board directed the Committee to consult with representatives
from Illinois colleges and universities, students, faculty, and
other interested persons about the Committee’s recommendations
and consider revisions, if appropriate. The report, “Gateway
to Success: Rethinking Access and Diversity for a New Century,”
as revised, is presented for the Board’s approval.
- Initial Reaction
to the Report of the Committee on Access and Diversity
(6/2001)
This item provides information about the initial response to the
Committee on Access and Diversity’s report, “Gateway
to Success: Rethinking Access and Diversity for a New Century,”
and describes the process that the Committee is following in soliciting
statewide comment on the report. After seeking comment, the Committee
will make revisions and present the final report and its recommendations
to the Board in August.
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