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Educational assessment can be operationalized as a form of strategic resistance to preserve institutional agency, document structural inequity, and sustain equity commitments amidst anti-DEI political constraints. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To reframe higher education assessment as a justice-oriented practice of strategic resistance capable of documenting structural inequity and supporting student success under restrictive legislation.

September 2, 2026Intersection A Journal at the Intersection of Assessment and LearningOpen Access

Assessment as Strategic Resistance: Leveraging Evidence for Equity Under Political Constraint

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To reframe higher education assessment as a justice-oriented practice of strategic resistance capable of documenting structural inequity and supporting student success under restrictive legislation.
Operationalized ten equity-focused assessment principles into four practical action domains using the ACCELERATE framework.
Conducted a case analysis evaluating the 2025 U.S. Department of Justice funding memorandum to guide legally defensible assessment design.
Identified four distinct praxes: establishing defensible institutional values, documenting systemic inequities to prevent co-optation, applying harm reduction in ethical data governance, and fostering a justice-oriented assessment culture.
Demonstrated that strategic evidence systems can successfully fulfill institutional missions, protect student well-being, and withstand hostile regulatory scrutiny.

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Policy analysis demonstrates strategic assessment practices in higher education, highlighting methods to preserve equity and withstand legal scrutiny.

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Quan Phan (2026) studied this question.

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Policy analysis demonstrates strategic assessment practices in higher education, highlighting methods to preserve equity and withstand legal scrutiny.

Assessment as Strategic Resistance: Leveraging Evidence for Equity Under Political Constraint

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Assessment as Strategic Resistance: Leveraging Evidence for Equity Under Political Constraint

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