Karina Gracia Salazar making waves and generating important conversations
May 18, 2021
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![The assistant professor of higher education was nominated for her research into whether the enrollment management practices of public universities undermine access for underserved student populations.](/sites/default/files/styles/az_large/public/2022-04/karina-salazar.jpg.webp?itok=ciFiMSV0)
The brilliant Dr. Karina Gracia Salazar making waves and generating important conversations once again with her research about how universities’ recruiting efforts, driven by academic capitalism and a deprioritizing of need-based financial aid, sharpen class and racial divisions in the prospective student market.
However, universities are also given a voice toward the end of this article to speak back about their practices.