At a time when many colleges are distancing themselves from race-conscious admissions plans, the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents is moving in the other direction, unanimously approving a systemwide policy on Friday that allows institutions to consider race, ethnicity and family income among a range of factors in freshman admissions.
Regents say the â??holisticâ? plan, which calls for each campus to consider a studentâ??s academic achievements before looking to nonacademic factors, will allow colleges to enroll more racially and socioeconomically diverse classes.