Summary
They emphasize stories of overcoming hardship and the institutions’ promises of diversity, fairness, and equal opportunity.
The challenge is to keep admissions fair while avoiding unintended bias.
Key Points
3 points1
Higher education institutions are actively recruiting students from under‑represented backgrounds.
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They highlight personal stories of overcoming disadvantage as part of their diversity goals.
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They must ensure that efforts to be inclusive do not create new forms of bias in the selection process.
New Words to Learn
9 wordsuniversities
large schools where people study after high school
under‑represented
having few members from a certain group compared to others
diversity
a mix of many different kinds of people
equity
giving each person what they need to have a fair chance
inclusion
making sure everyone can join and feel accepted
bias
a tendency to favor or disfavor certain people unfairly
narratives
the stories or accounts people share about events
disadvantage
a condition that makes success harder
wealthier nations
countries that have a lot of money and resources
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