Is the NHRP becoming irrelevant?

Copterguy
Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:45:51 +0000

We may be seeing a convergence of a lot of different factors. Momtoace is on to something that there may be less of a political will to support programs for Hispanics. In addition, universities are looking to cut expenditures all over the place these days. I also think that admissions is so competitive that schools have become increasingly focused on “yield,” the percentage of students who go after being admitted. And I wonder if the ones that do want to recruit Hispanic students will focus on particular applicants rather than offering scholarships across the board to NHRP scholars. I’d be curious to see what happens with some of the universities that were still offering full-tuition scholarships last year: Arizona, Arizona State, and New Mexico.