MINK: An unnoticed minority on campuses
Diversity is a key issue in higher education — many institutions hold the fostering of a diverse, multicultural student body as one of their most important tasks. For the most part, these efforts at diversity focus on disadvantaged groups including African-Americans, Latinos and LGBT individuals. Now, according to a recent survey released by Inside Higher Ed, it appears that admissions officers realize they may have left one group out — rural students. In the wake of the recent election, fearing that universities are dangerously out of touch with a large portion of the population, some admissions officers have recommended increased recruiting targeted at rural, low-income students.