Close the Opportunity Gap
Impact Area: Invest in and provide training for students, staff, and faculty
View the DEI Action Plan for 2020-2021
Identify and address institutional barriers at DU to close the opportunity gap between minoritized students and non-minoritized students.
Action Item Details
Currently, minoritized students at DU have some notable differential outcomes related to their overall success through to graduation at DU. While persistence rates for the first three years for minoritized students are comparable to non-minoritized students, the graduation rates (4-year, 5-year, and 6-year) show that minoritized students lag by 3-4%. This action item will create a working group to identify the financial, climate, classroom, and other institutional barriers in place at DU for these students. Understanding initially that these outcomes are not the result of any deficits, the working group will be expected by Winter 2021 to identify specific remedies and investments to address these barriers.
Updates
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Initial kick off meeting – August 26, 2020
On August 26, 2020, a group from the Provost's office, admissions office, and financial aid came together to evaluate this issue and create a framework for moving forward. More updates will come in September 2020.