2022年高等教育多样性、公平性和包容性调查

INTRODUCTION As colleges and universities strive to meet the needs of a diverse student body,building an inclusive, equitable campus community has never been more important. Additional factors have accelerated pressure on institutions to respond to equitygaps. Since 2020, college campuses across the U.S. have been deeply marked bythe COVID-19 pandemic, extraordinary economic uncertainty, and social upheavalin response to systemic racism. All of this has increased the urgency for highereducation to provide equitable education to all students. One of the most effective ways institutions can foster diversity, equity, andinclusion (DEI) is by using data to inform their approaches and programs. Capturingand acknowledging student perspectives is key to unlocking strategies that tackleeducational inequities and cultivate a welcoming environment — particularly forstudents from historically underrepresented and marginalized groups. In January 2022, Hanover Research surveyed more than 1,000 undergraduatestudents around the U.S. about their perceptions of DEI at their colleges anduniversities. For this survey, references to the term “diversity” encompass a widerange of identities, including race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexuality, religions,abilitiy, and socioeconomic status. The survey findings highlight how student experiences differ across populationsand across institution types (such as two-year and four-year institutions). Theyprovide an important thematic snapshot — at a national level — of how collegestudents view their institutions’ support for DEI, including diversity in coursework,respect for different identities, and developing a campus climate that fostersbelonging, safety, and support for allstudents. TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 /INTRODUCTION 4 /SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS 5 /SPOTLIGHT: A DIFFERENCEOFPERCEPTIONS 10 /KEY FINDINGS 11 /Importance of Diversity,Equity,andInclusion 14 /Experiences of InclusionandConnection 16 /Instruction andFaculty18 /Support and Resources 20 /CONCLUSION 21 /APPENDIX A: SURVEY OVERVIEWANDMETHODOLOGY 25 /APPENDIX B: SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTS 33 /ABOUT HANOVER SURVEY FINDINGS OVERVIEW: DEI IS IMPORTANT TO STUDENTS, BUT MORE MUST BE DONE Overall, college and university students are overwhelmingly supportive of their campus’s DEI work. Equity disparitiesand inclusion gaps, however, persist for many students, particularly across the lines of race, ethnicity, gender identity,and ability. Students believe colleges and universities can and must do more to implement deeper DEI initiatives thatimprove student connection, inclusion, andrespect. Importance of Diversity,Equity, andInclusion Inclusion andConnection Support andResources Instructionand Faculty •Students believe that academicand career services are morereadily available than childcareor mental health services,signaling that some studentsmay have unmet basic needs ormay not know how access allthe campus resources that maybe available to them.•When it comes to support forspecial populations, studentsare least likely to agree thattheir institution respects theirmilitary or veteran status,disability, immigration status, orfamilyobligations. •All diversity and equitypriorities are important to aclear majority of students,though ensuring a welcomingand safe environment fordiverse students rankshighest.•Most students believetheir institution is takingDEI issues seriously, but asizeable proportion thinktheir institution still has roomforimprovement.•First-generation collegestudents are less likely to thinktheir institution considersDEI important compared tostudents who are not the firstin their family to go to college. •Nearly one-third of studentsdo not believe theircoursework or instructionadequately incorporatediverse perspectives.•Many students, regardlessof identity, believe that thefaculty population at theirinstitution is not as diverse asit could be. •More than half of studentshave felt negatively singled outat their institution based ontheiridentity.•Many students feeldisconnected and isolated attheir institution, with nearly athird feeling a sense of isolationor alienation due to an aspectof their identity. SPOTLIGHT: A DIFFERENCE OFPERCEPTIONS Our survey data showed striking disparitiesbetween how students of different races andgender identities view their experiences, along withdiffering perceptions among students at privateand two-year institutions. DISPARITIESBETWEEN BLACK ANDWHITESTUDENTS Compared to students from otherracial and ethnic groups (particularlywhite students), Black students tend tohave less positive perceptions of theirinstitutions’ efforts regarding diversity,equity, and inclusion. In particular,Black students are less likely thanwhite students to agree that thosewith diverse backgrounds, identities,and experiences have equal access toacademic opportunities (70% vs. 83%).They’re also less likely to believe thatadequate resources exist to supportstudents from traditionally under-resourced grou