(1995). Battling Bias: College Students Speak Out. Educational Record, v76 n2-3 p44-52 Spr-Sum. Students from a variety of colleges comment on their personal experiences on campus with racial/ethnic bias or bias based on homosexuality. A number of the students embraced activism as a coping strategy. The institution's role in attending to the needs of all students, minority and majority, is discussed. (MSE)…
(1998). A Case Study: The Effects of the "Hopwood" Decision on Student Affairs. New Directions for Student Services, n83 p57-69 Fall. States that the Hopwood v. Texas case of 1996 has had significant impact on the practice of student affairs in Texas. Explores these effects from the perspective of a practitioner affected by the decision. Discusses strategies and guidelines for meeting the challenges created by the decision. (Author/MKA)…
(1998). Student Discrimination in Higher Education: A Review of the 1997 Decisions. Journal of College and University Law, v25 n2 p331-48 Fall. Reviews key 1997 judicial decisions relating to Title IX gender discrimination claims by students in higher education, decisions concerning California's Proposition 209 (designed to end "preferences" in education and other contexts), and the "McDonnell Douglas" burden-shifting framework for disparate race claims in the educational context. (EV)…
(2000). A Contrasting View: The Problem with Racial and Ethnic Preferences. Trusteeship, v8 n5 p12-13 Sep-Oct. Discusses the legal problems with racial and ethnic preferences in college admissions processes noting that there are only three possible goals that are legally \compelling\ for the use of preferences: prophylactically to avoid discriminating, as remedial discrimination to make up for past discrimination, and to foster student diversity. (DB)…
(2000). Assessing the Results of Race-Sensitive College Admissions. Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, v n29 p106-11 Aut. Investigated the effectiveness of race sensitive college admission using data on 60,000 students admitted under race conscious policies. Students admitted under preferential policies (who would have been rejected under race-neutral policies) were qualified to attend their universities and graduated at high rates. Students believed that living and learning together was important. Concludes that preferential admissions should continue. (SM)…
(2002). Merit-Aware Admissions in Public Universities. Thought & Action, v17 n2 p35-46 Win 2001-2002. Joins the college access debate with an original proposal for fairness in college admissions. Tests an alternative method of college admissions, the \merit-aware model\ proposed by William Goggin. First reconsiders the issue of racial preferences, then describes the merit-aware approach. Concludes with a few lessons that can inform admission practitioners and others considering merit-aware admission. (EV)…
(2006). Diversity, Leadership, and the Community College: A Case Study. Community College Journal of Research & Practice, v30 n5-6 p383-400 Jun-Jul. In Grutter v. Bollinger (2003), the U.S. Supreme Court emphatically affirmed the value of diversity, and argued that the state has a compelling interest to promote diversity on college campuses. The nature of the Supreme Court's argument in the majority decision clearly acknowledged that there remains important work still left to do. The court also took the unusual step of establishing a timeline and \end point\ for this work. Because community colleges traditionally serve a more culturally and ethnically diverse population than our 4-year sister institutions, we will no doubt need to play a vital role in this endeavor. There are many models in the literature related to diversity leadership that we may wish to consider as we move forward with this work. But we shouldn't discount the long-term value of optimism, determination, and perseverance as essential leadership tools. A case study of one community college's work related to diversity is offered as an example of how this important… [Direct]
(2006). Target Demographics. Education Week, v26 n6 p30-31 Oct. In its new term, the justices will review a challenge to a student-assignment policy adopted by the Seattle school board in 1997 to enhance racial diversity at its 10 high schools, including Ballard High, beginning in the 1998-99 school year. Under the policy, which has been suspended since 2002 pending the outcome of the legal challenge, students were allowed to choose a preferred high school. When a high school was oversubscribed, the policy first favored applicants who had a sibling already enrolled at the desired school. Then, if the high school had a minority population that deviated from the district average by more than 15 percent, it was required to enroll students whose race or ethnicity would bring the school closer the district average. In 2000, the race-conscious policy was challenged by several white families who lived near Ballard High but whose children were denied assignment to the then-new school. This article discusses student demographics in the student-assignment… [Direct]
(1975). The School Money Veto: Can Ford Afford It?. Compact, 9, 5, 19-21, Oct 75. A report from Washington on federal appropriation, legislation, and court litigation. (MLF)…
(1986). Practical Resource Handbook for Co-Instructional Physical Education. This handbook presents information for the use of Washington State school districts and schools in the development of physical education programs that conform with Federal and State regulations regarding sex equity. It consists of five major sections which provide, respectively: (1) State legislation pertaining to education, physical education, and sex equity; (2) a step-by-step guide to developing, at the district level and at the individual school, a high-quality co-instructional curriculum; (3) a list of educators who serve as physical education resource consultants in Washington State; (4) a descriptive list of successful co-instructional programs already existing; and (5) an extensive bibliography, partly annotated. An appendix includes a sample student interest survey form. (KH)…
(1974). Now That Marco DeFunis Has His Law Degree… Compact, 8, 4, 5-8, Jul-Aug 74. Discusses the effects of the recent United States Supreme Court case dealing with special criteria for admitting minority applicants to schools. (JF)…
(1973). Means and Ends: The Evolution of Federal Administrative Doctrine on Equal Employment Opportunity. Journal of College and University Law, 1, 1, 33-37, F 73. Traces the change and implications for university counsel of federal regulations growing out of Executive Order 11246 (which forbade employment discrimination by government contractors) including the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare guidelines of July and October 1972 and the March 1973 joint memorandum stating policy of four federal agencies involved. (JT)…
(1975). Federal Laws: Nondiscrimination and Faculty Employment. Federal laws and regulations designed to assure equal employment opportunities have only recently been applied to faculty employment, but they have rapidly become an important issue in higher education. The goal of true equal employment opportunity has been pursued in court cases and legislation for many years, principally in the industrial sector, where efforts have been focused on the employment of blue-collar workers, particularly racial minorities. Federal agencies, courts, and universities are therefore breaking new ground when they translate the experience of the industrial sector to employment practices affecting professional university workers. This document describes federal laws that apply to faculty employment: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Executive Order 11246, as amended; the post-Civil War civil rights laws; the Equal Pay Act of 1963, as amended; and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The regulation implementing these laws is…
(1975). The Application of Non-Discrimination Law and Regulations To Collective Bargaining in Higher Education. Special Report No. 23. This document explores some of the interrelationships between the collective bargaining process and equal employment issues. The National Labor Relations Act, the federal collective bargaining statute, is the focal point of the labor law discussion because it has had significant impact on the drafting and interpretation of state labor legislation and stands on an equal footing with federal equal employment laws. The federal labor statute, applicable to private colleges and universities is discussed, underscoring the Act's application to discrimination in employment based on race, sex, religion, national origin or color. Next, four federal equal opportunity laws — Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Equal Pay Act, Executive Order 11246 as amended, and Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments — are briefly described, emphasizing their impact on labor relations matters. Finally, some suggestions for higher education collective bargaining in the context of equal employment… [PDF]
(1977). Equal Opportunities in Education: Instruction and Employment. A Suggested Policy Guide for School Districts. This publication is intended to provide valuable suggestions to local school officials to help them develop and adopt policies and procedures designed to assure equal opportunities in education without discrimination. The guide deals both with concerns related to instructional and extracurricular school programs and issues related to employment and personnel practices. The appendix contains a model procedure for resolving discrimination complaints, a sample school district equal opportunity checklist, two model district equal opportunity plans, and model procedures for evaluating the development and implementation of a district's equal opportunity plans. Although the guide was prepared specifically for use by school board members and administrators in Oregon, it will be of value to school officials in other states as well. (JG)… [PDF]