This week, we sat down with Jenna Downey, Associate Director, Graduate Recruitment and Admissions at Dalhousie University's Faculty of Management to discuss how Dalhousie University removed the GMAT as a long-standing requirement of application. Jenna walks us through the journey that revealed bias and redundancy in the admissions process, and how Dalhousie's core values of equity created the foundation of stakeholder buy-in and support that brought a more holistic approach to admissions.
Timestamp of our conversation:
01:14 - Evaluating the requirement for GMAT
03:24 - Evaluation process and stakeholder input
07:44 - Key findings of the evaluation
11:16 - Creating a more equitable process
13:06 - Presenting the findings
13:57 - Securing stakeholder buy-in
15:53 - Holistic process in practice
19:57 - Key takeaways
Speakers:
Kelly Dore
Co-Founder/VP Science & Innovation at Acuity Insights
Jenna Downey
Associate Director, Graduate Recruitment and Admissions at Dalhousie University's Faculty of Management
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-dore-7971b258
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