Race and Ethnicity Reporting Changes
Changes to How UM-Flint Collects and Reports Race and Ethnicity
Per Federal Requirements, effective 2009-2010
Federal regulations are requiring the University of Michigan and all institutions of higher education to change how they collect and report data on race and ethnicity. Because the change in race and ethnicity categories will produce incomparable statistics, all University of Michigan-Flint students who answered a race/ethnicity question on an admissions application in the old format or who did not answer the question will be resurveyed with a new two-question format using the UM-Flint Student Information System (SIS).
The race and ethnicity information on file for current and former UM-Flint students was converted to the new format insofar as possible using assumptions approved by the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Beginning October 15, 2009, students to be resurveyed will see the questions on the first screen when logging into SIS. The survey asks the student to update and confirm the data we have on file in the system. This survey will display each time a person logs in until they complete the survey. It is possible to "opt out" of the survey by leaving the answers blank and submitting the survey.
Frequently Asked Questions were prepared by the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor to assist all U-M campuses in preparation for these changes. If you have questions about the changes, please contact Brad Maki, Director of Graduate Admissions, and Chair of the Committee on IPEDS Race/Ethnicity Tracking/Reporting for the Flint campus at 810-762-3171 or bmaki@umflint.edu.