Dr. F.C. Richardson, Chancellor I.U. Southeast Access to higher education is more critical today than ever before, given our economy in this high tech communication age. There are many barriers that prevent access to higher education. There is a raging national debate about the need for affirmative action, or the legal requirement to eliminate it, and the effects of affirmative action on access for groups historically under-represented within higher education. He shall use examples of stories and statistics to highlight some of the barriers that historically under-represented groups face in their efforts to gain equitable access to higher education.
Barriers are easier to identify than solutions are to be found.
For the three or four barriers that Dr. Richardson shall identify and talk about, he will try to suggest at least one avenue to a solution - or one bridge that we can build to break down that barrier. A time for discussion will follow.