1. Race/Ethnicity Code Changes A Change Is Coming: New Requirements for Demographic Reporting A briefing on changes in federal student data reporting requirements Wednesday, April 14, 2010 1) Overview of federal changes: Maryann Ruddock, Chairman of the TAIR Data Advisory Committee 2) Overview of THECB reports now and in the future: Susan Brown, Assistant Commissioner, Planning and Accountability, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Presented by the Council of Public University Presidents and Chancellors (CPUPC), Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas (ICUT), the Texas Association of Community Colleges (TACC), and the Texas Association for Institutional Research (TAIR) 1

2. Race/Ethnicity Code Changes Why Are We Here? Federal government has mandated changes in race/ethnicity reporting The Texas Association for Institutional Research has tried to provide insight and guidance for institutions reporting race/ethnicity data CPUPC, TACC, and ICUT believe this is an important issue for the Legislature to know about Determine how we can help you 2

3. Race/Ethnicity Code Changes Federal Background Feds first defined racial/ethnic categories in 1977 Changes mandated by OMB in 1997 New categories first appeared in 2000 Census For educational institutions, published in Federal Register October 19, 2007 Required for all educational institutions for 2010 reporting 3

4. Race/Ethnicity Code Changes Why Making Changes is Important Required for federal reporting – no federal student financial aid if your institution does not report using new categories We look different than we did 20 years ago – ability to self-identify in multiple categories 4

5. Race/Ethnicity Code Changes Race versus Ethnicity Initially used five categories which combined race (white, black, American Indian, Asian) with ethnicity (Hispanic) Race – the division of a population distinguished by physical characteristics Ethnicity – the classification of a population that shares common characteristics, such as religion, traditions, culture, language and tribal or national origin 5

6. Race/Ethnicity Code Changes New Data Collection Categories Question 1: Are you Hispanic or Latino? (yes/no) Question 2: Please select the racial category or categories with which you most closely identify. Check as many as apply. American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 6

7. Race/Ethnicity Code Changes American Indian or Alaska Native. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains a tribal affiliation or community attachment. Asian. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. Black or African American. A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. Terms such as "Haitian" or "Negro" can be used in addition to "Black or African American." Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. White. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. 7

8. Race/Ethnicity Code Changes Why These Categories/Questions Growing diversity of our Nation Hispanics are the least likely group to identify an additional race Therefore, institutions report only aggregate data on Hispanics, regardless of an additionally identified racial category (i.e., Hispanic trumps race) for federal reporting 8

9. Race/Ethnicity Code Changes New Federal Data Reporting Categories (1) Hispanics of any race; and, for Non-Hispanics only, (2) American Indian or Alaska Native, (3) Asian, (4) Black or African American, (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, (6) White, and (7) Two or more races. (8) Non-resident Alien (for reporting students to IPEDS; determined first) (international students) (9) Unknown 9

10. Race/Ethnicity Code Changes Federal and Coordinating Board Reporting 10

11. Race/Ethnicity Code Changes Current Method 11

12. Race/Ethnicity Code Changes 12 New Method – Coordinating Board

13. Race/Ethnicity Code Changes 13 Coordinating Board Race/Ethnicity Data Display

14. Race/Ethnicity Code Changes Other Ways to Show Data (Institutional Publications and Analyses) Prorated Distribution A method for distributing categories of race/ethnicity that assigns an equal fraction to each one of the individual categories that are selected. Thus, responses with two groups are assigned half to each group; those with three groups are assigned one-third to each, etc. There is no “Hispanic trumping” rule used. Multiple Identification Headcount This method counts all responses in each of the categories selected. The sum of these percentages, in the presence of multiple race reporting, totals more than 100%. There is no “Hispanic trumping” rule used. 14

15. Race/Ethnicity Code Changes In order to answer the question: For trend analysis, what percent of your student body is Black/ White/Hispanic/etc.? 15

16. Race/Ethnicity Code Changes In order to answer the question: How many of your students consider themselves to be Black/White/ Hispanic/etc.? 16

17. Race/Ethnicity Code Changes 17 Trend Data – this page references one way to present trend data

18. Summary Changes are: mandatory, federally mandated, and affect all education institutions and the labor force Data presentation formats for the federal government and the Coordinating Board are prescribed, but institutions do not yet have a standard template in place for institutional reports and publications Race/Ethnicity Code Changes 18

19. Dr. Maryann Ruddock Chair, Texas Association for Institutional Research Data Advisory Committee 1 University Station/G1100 Austin, Texas 78712 (512) 471-3833 ruddock@austin.utexas.edu Ms. Susan Brown Assistant Commissioner, Planning and Accountability Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board 1200 E. Anderson Lane Austin, TX 78752 (512) 427-6153 Susan.Brown@thecb.state.tx.us For background papers on race code changes, please see the Texas Association for Institutional Research Data Advisory Committee Web site: http://www.texas-air.org/member/dac.phphttp://www.texas-air.org/member/dac.php Race/Ethnicity Code Changes 19