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The findings expressed are those of the authors and the committee, though not every member may fully endorse every individual recommendation. We appreciate the time, knowledge, and perspectives offered by committee members to support a more inclusive and deliberate policymaking process at every level.  \nCommittee members include:  \nJulie Ajinkya, APIA Scholars  \nMarshall Anthony Jr., Center for American Progress Horatio Blackman, National Urban League  \nJosé Cabrales, American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)  \nIndivar Dutta-Gupta, Georgetown Center on Poverty & Inequality  \nNicole Edgecombe, Community College Research Center (CCRC), Teacher’s College, Columbia University  \nLanae Erickson, Third Way Rachel Fishman, New America  \nStella M. Flores, University of Texas-Austin  \nMildred García, American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)  \nMichal Kurlaender, University of California (UC), Davis  \nAmanda Martinez, UnidosUS  \nTia Brown McNair, Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)  \nMike Hoa Nguyen, University of Denver Wil del Pilar, The Education Trust  \nThomas Saenz, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)  \nDeborah Santiago, Excelencia in Education Amanda Tachine, Arizona State University Marta Tienda, Princeton University  \nKate Tromble, The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS)  \nChristina Whitfield, State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO)  \nMamie Voight, Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) Tarajean Yazzie-Mintz, First Light Education Project  \n\"Opening the Promise:\" The Five Principles of Equitable Policymaking 2  \nLETTER FROM THE CO-CHAIRS  \nDear Higher Education Policymaker:  \nWe convened the Advisory Committee for Equitable Policymaking Processes with the goal of developing actionable principles to imbue racial equity in every step of the policymaking process* and build a fair, inclusive, and just system of higher education that serves all students—Black or White, Indigenous or Latinx, Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI), and all other identities, backgrounds, and circumstances.  \nOver the past 18 months, Black and brown communities have been hardest hit by the global coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic downturn1 and hate crimes against members of the AANHPI community have reached their highest levels in a decade.2 As a country, we are facing a moral, ethical, social, and economic imperative to confront racial inequity and dismantle structural racism.3 To do so requires effective large-scale efforts that include our system of postsecondary education.  \nAn equitable postsecondary system would provide economic and non-economic benefits to students, their families, communities, our workforce, and ultimately the entire world—but only if the policies that shape that system are themselves equitable. To fully dismantle existing systemic barriers and improve opportunities for all students and all communities, we must dig beneath enacted policies and examine the entrenched inequities embedded in policymaking itself.  \nEquity in policymaking means just and fair inclusion in development processes as well as a prioritization of policies that create conditions that maximize the opportunity for all individuals to reach their full potential. In the postsecondary context, policymakers must assess historical inequities, racialized assumptions, and embedded practices in order to dismantle systemic obstacles to postsecondary enrollment, educational attainment, and post-college success outcomes for all students.  \nAN EQUITABLE POSTSECONDARY SYSTEM WOULD PROVIDE ECONOMIC AND NONECONOMIC BENEFITS TO STUDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, OUR WORKFORCE, AND ULTIMATE","cbCaiqif5BrFCkIZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqif5BrFCkIZ","pdf",4497170,"English","# Letter from the Co-Chairs\n# Advisory Committee and Acknowledgements\n# Five Principles of Equitable Policymaking","[{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of the report?\",\"answer\":\"It proposes actionable principles to embed racial equity throughout the policymaking process for higher education.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the five principles of equitable policymaking?\",\"answer\":\"The report outlines five principles: issue framing, investments signaling priorities, participation shaping outcomes, data and empirical evidence, and precise inclusive people-first language.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the report stress equity in policymaking rather than only in policies?\",\"answer\":\"Because equitable outcomes depend on how policies are developed—assessing historical inequities, challenging racialized assumptions, and addressing entrenched practices in policymaking itself.\"}]","Opening the Promise - The Five Principles of Equitable Policymaking | PDF",1792052032]