Cole, W. Graham; Dillon, Dorothy H. (1980). A Venture in Constitutional Law. Independent School, v39 n3 p39-42 Feb. Senior high girls and boys from two single-sex schools undertook a study of a Supreme Court case that provided insight not only into constitutional law and history but also into how men and women can work together and relate in other ways than dating. (DS)…

Davidson, Kenneth M. (1976). Preferential Treatment and Equal Opportunity. Oregon Law Review, 55, 53-83, 76. Concern is with the design of appropriately limited preferential remedies. Before considering who should formulate preferences and how their use should be limited, this article examines the definition of preferential treatment, legal constraints on its use, and factors making its use permissible. (LBH)…

Cross, Theodore, Ed. (1996). The Progress of Admissions of Black Students at the Nation's Highest-Ranked Colleges and Universities. Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, n13 p6-7 Aut. Presents the results of a survey of the admissions offices at the 25 highest-ranked national universities and the 25 highest-ranked liberal arts colleges concerning the number of African American applicants, their acceptance rates, enrollment numbers, and yield rates. (EMS)…

Williams, John B. (1997). Systemwide Desegregation of Public Higher Education: A Research Agenda. Journal for a Just and Caring Education, v3 n1 p63-75 Jan. The Supreme Court's recent legal reinterpretation of desegregation requirements for "de jure" segregated states and its finding (in "United States vs. Fordice") of continued segregation in Mississippi is being used by civil lights activists to compel redesign of effective remedies, monitor progress, and increase racial minorities' participation in higher education. Proposes an agenda for policy researchers' consideration. (MLH)…

Malveaux, Julianne (1997). The Myth of Educational Attainment: When a Black Woman's Master's Degree Equals a White Woman's Bachelor's Degree. Black Issues in Higher Education, v14 n21 p33 Dec 11. Argues that, when the results of downsizing affect blacks, it is assumed they will accept them, but when downsizing affects whites, they are ready to litigate and that the level of the employee's qualifications appears to be irrelevant. Suggests that the buy-out agreements in the Taxman v. Piscataway case deserve challenge. (MSE)…

Vo, Linda Trinh (1996). Asian Immigrants, Asian Americans, and the Politics of Economic Mobilization in San Diego. Amerasia Journal, v22 n2 p89-108. Presents an ethnographic study of the Asian Business Association in San Diego (California) highlighting the role that well-educated first generation immigrants play in pan-Asian economic mobilization. It examines how the first and subsequent generations challenged the institutionalized economic barriers in order to protect and promote their collective economic interests. (GR)…

Pierce, David R.; And Others (1996). Professional Development Resources for Minority Administrators. New Directions for Community Colleges, n94 p81-92 Sum. Argues that sound development programs have contributed to the community college's relative success in hiring minority administrators. Describes programs in four categories: university doctorates, higher education association programs, programs sponsored by minority higher education associations, and professional development programs designed by organizations in the field. Provides recommendations for publicizing the programs. (AJL)… [Direct]

Hyusamen, G. K. (1996). Fair and Unbiased Admission Procedures for South African Institutions of Higher Education. South African Journal of Higher Education, v10 n2 p199-207. South Africa's post-apartheid college admission strategies show that initially, applicants may be accepted or rejected solely based on academic merit. If predictors are found to be biased at this stage, they may be statistically adjusted. Subsequently, representation of specific groups may be considered using quotas, but also with consideration for financial constraints. (MSE)…

Sowell, Thomas (1990). On the Higher Learning in America: Some Comments. Public Interest, n99 p68-78 Spr. The author of \Choosing a College\ (Harper & Row, 1989) discusses the difference between teachers and researchers, matching schools with students, and the failure of reforms to improve the quality of teaching in institutions of higher learning. Attributes the recent renewal of overt campus racism to misguided preferential quota programs. (FMW)…

Goldstein, Barry L.; Patterson, Patrick O. (1988). Turning Back the Title VII Clock: The Resegregation of the American Work Force through Validity Generalization. Journal of Vocational Behavior, v33 n3 p452-62 Dec. Refers to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Supreme Court's disparate impact interpretation of Title VII in Griggs versus Duke Power Company. Contends that attacks on the Griggs decision are legally unsound and that claims made by advocates of validity generalization are scientifically unsupported. (Author/NB)…

Chait, Richard (1988). Providing Group Rewards for Group Performance. Academe, v74 n6 p23-24 Nov-Dec. By allocating some attention and rewards to group performance, colleges could make their reward systems more congruent and less hypocritical, send a clear message about institutional values and desired behavior, and link institutional strategies to departmental actions. (MSE)…

Cage, Mary Crystal (1989). Hispanic Political Leaders in New Mexico Subject Higher Education to New Scrutiny. Chronicle of Higher Education, v36 n2 pA27,29 Sep 13. Minority politicians who believe that colleges have ignored them in the past are winning political posts that are crucial for higher education and are using their new power. The ethnic composition of the faculty at the University of New Mexico has been the target of legislators in the last year. (MLW)…

Jaschik, Scott (1995). A Valuable Tool or Bias in Reverse?. Chronicle of Higher Education, v41 n33 pA14-16 Apr 28. Critics say the University of Maryland's race-specific scholarship program aids mostly well-off blacks and is biased against whites. The scholarships were established in 1979 to help make amends for the state's history of excluding blacks from the university. (MSE)…

Sanchez, Alex A. (1993). Diversity in Leadership, Diversity in the Classroom. Community College Journal, v63 n3 p31-33 Dec-Jan 1992-93. Perceives the key challenge facing community colleges in the 1990s to be the development of leadership that represents the diversity of the colleges' students and local constituents. Considers the components of a plan for changing institutional values, climate, and learning environment. (DMM)…

Moran, Rachel F. (1992). Finding a Place for Pluralism in the Schools: The Paradigms of Religion and Race. Update on Law-Related Education, v16 n2 p5-7,46 Spr-Sum. Discusses cultural pluralism in the U.S. educational system. Suggests that an official policy of religious neutrality cannot be the equivalent of colorblindness because the purpose of religious neutrality is diversity whereas that of racial neutrality is integration and assimilation. Concludes that much remains to be decided in dealing with both religion and race. (DK)…

Ducci, Maria Angelica; And Others (1993). Theme: Women Reach for the Top. World of Work, n2 p4-13 Feb. Includes "Women in Authority: The Ideal and the Reality" (Ducci); "Unequal Race to the Top"; "What Training for Career Advancement?" (Fromont); "Motherhood, Family, Career" (Seguret); and "It's Up to Women to Make Things Change." (JOW)…

Valadez, James (1994). Critical Perspectives on Community College Education. New Directions for Community Colleges, n87 p81-86 Fall. Describes a study examining the interplay of individuals with institutional culture and practices in a small, rural institution in the southeastern United States. Reports conflicts between traditionalists and iconoclasts with respect to minority representation, which reflected the tension between established forces of education and newly emerging groups. (10 citations). (MAB)… [Direct]

Houston, Marsha (1994). Creating a Climate of Inclusion: Success Starts at Home. Journal of the Association for Communication Administration (JACA), n3 p146-51 Sep. Outlines three strategies for retaining students of color and 13 strategies for recruiting and retaining faculty of color. Notes that the suggestions are not intended to persuade anyone to engage in recruiting and retaining faculty and students of color but to facilitate these activities for those already committed to them. (SR)…

Treloar, Linda L. (1999). Editor's Choice: Lessons on Disability and the Rights of Students. Community College Review, v27 n1 p30-40 Sum. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 form the basis for this discussion of students with disabilities and the role played by community college faculty in promoting their success. Practices that ensure receptive classroom environments are defined with examples. Contains 21 references. (TGO)…

Rosman, Michael E. (2000). The Error of "Hopwood's" Error. Journal of Law and Education, v29 n3 p355-64 Jul. Notes various omissions in Daniel and Timken's (EJ 591 141) recitation of "Bakke" and "Hopwood." Examines their chief criticism of the "Hopwood" decision: that it overruled "Bakke," and the contention that the Fifth Circuit overruled because it did not have to address the question of whether educational diversity should be a compelling government interest. (Contains 57 footnotes.) (MLF)…

Canady, Charles T. (1998). America's Struggle for Racial Equality. Policy Review, n87 p42-47 Jan-Feb. Discusses the civil rights movements of the 1950s and 1960s and the need to recapture the commitment to ending discrimination. The legal principle on which the early civil rights movement was based and the law's degeneration into preferential treatment and race-based entitlement are discussed. It argues for embracing the colorblind legal order begun 100 years ago. (GR)…

Scheurich, James Joseph (1998). The Grave Dangers in the Discourse on Democracy. International Journal of Leadership in Education, v1 n1 p55-60 Jan-Mar. Democracy rightly holds a critical significance in any context in which relatively small elites have subjugated majorities. When a democracy has been established in a societal context that encompasses minority subgroups along with a dominant majority, minority groups are in danger. Democracy is not equity, nor any guarantee of equity. (MLH)…

Grogan, Margaret (1999). Equity/Equality Issues of Gender, Race, and Class. Educational Administration Quarterly, v35 n4 p518-36 Oct. Critiquing two "Handbook" chapters on gender and race, this article observes that equity concerns have given way to concerns with quality and excellence. Both chapters explore reasons behind lack of equity (for poor students of color and women in school administration) and criticize "liberal" solutions to social problems. (Contains 55 references.) (MLH)…

Allen, Felicity (1991). Academic Women in Australian Universities. Monograph No. 4. This monograph explores some of the explanations commonly proffered to justify the existing pattern of academic women's employment in Australian universities. The research, data, and explanations in this monograph address the university area of the higher education sector only. It examines the adequacy of some of the explanations given for women's concentration in the lower ranks of academic employment. The validity of various explanations is tested by examining them against available relevant data. This examination strongly suggests that academic women experience sex discrimination, particularly systemic or indirect discrimination, in employment in universities. Among the topics discussed concerning women's participation patterns in academic employment are the following: (1) selection and promotion procedures; (2) turnover in academic employment; (3) academic employment and domestic responsibilities; and (4) gender-based differences in academic merit, such as qualifications,…

Schmuck, Patricia A. (1993). Gender Equity: A 20 Year Perspective. This paper describes progress made between 1973 and 1993 toward creating gender equity in education, with a focus on the Oregon experience. Four topics are addressed: (1) law and policy; (2) language; (3) the culture of school; and (4) school administration. Law and policy are needed at least to change behaviors, though they may not be sufficient to change attitudes. Regarding language, the implications of the words \gender\ and \sex\ are discussed. Gender is not a biological distinction but is socially constructed. Regarding gender equity in the culture of schools, it is argued that schools can maximize or minimize the differences between males and females. Unless schools directly confront institutional racism and sexism, they are not dealing with the issues. Regarding gender equity in school administration, there are now more women in educational administration, primarily in elementary and secondary principalships. However, very few superintendents are women. Women's move into… [PDF]

Atwood, John W.; And Others (1971). Survey of Black Law Student Enrollment. Student Lawyer Journal, 18-38, Jun 71. A survey of 1971 black law student enrollment and a discussion of the need for more financial aid to minority law students are included. This journal is available from the American Bar Center, Law Student Division, 1155 E. 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637. (Author/DE)…

Fuerst, J. S. (1976). Quotas as an Instrument of Public Policy. Society, 13, 2, 11,18-21, Jan-Feb 76. Suggests that key question is not whether quotas are right or wrong but at what level particular quotas should be set, what the rate of change to achieve a particular goal should be, when to increase or eliminate them, and the establishment of procedures and personnel used for executing them. (Author/AM)…

Takaki, Ronald T., Ed. (1987). From Different Shores: Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity in America. This collection of essays deals with the multiple origins of Americans from a variety of points of view. It is designed to involve students in the discussion and debate over the nature and meaning of America's social diversity. Following an introduction by the editor, the essays are presented in five categories, each of which is preceded by an introduction: \Patterns,\ which deals with the historical configurations of race and ethnicity; \Culture,\ which is concerned with the realm of ideology and perceptions; \ Class,\ which considers the economic and material basis of social divisions; \Gender,\ which examines the experiences of women and how they have intersected with race and class; and \Prospects,\ which discusses public policies and strategies for social change. The book concludes with a bibliography. (DM)…

Theodore, Athena (1986). The Campus Troublemakers: Academic Women in Protest. The struggle for sex equity by U.S. academic women in higher education during the early years of the women's movement, based on the experiences of 470 academic women, is addressed in a book suitable for sociology courses. All aspects of the academic employment process are covered, including acquiring degrees, job seeking, promotion, salary, tenure, and part-time employment. Attention is directed to: some aspects of the sexist environment that help raise the consciousness of academic women and lead to their decision to fight discrimination; the major employment disparities between academic women and similarly situated men that lead to sex discrimination charges; working through the system and going outside it; ways in which administrators and colleagues demonstrate their resistance; the kind and degree of support academic women receive when they challenge their employers and the effect of lack of support; the outcome of protest on both women and the institution and reasons the first…

(1985). Summary of Regional Conferences: Increasing Minority Access to the Licensed Professions through Two-Year College Programs. In 1984-85, a cooperative project was undertaken in New York to address the issue of minority access to those professions that can be entered through two-year college programs (e.g., animal health technology, certified shorthand reporting, dental hygienist, land surveying, and physical therapist assistant). Project activities were guided by a central steering committee and five regional steering committees. Anticipated outcomes of the project were: increased awareness of Regents of the State of New York's goals and activities relating to the problem of minority access to the professions; increased commitment at local levels to undertake activities to increase access to two-year college programs; identification of activities that are feasible for local educators and professionals to undertake; and identification of useful and feasible state-level actions to address the problem. The major activity undertaken to achieve project outcomes was a series of five regional conferences, which…