(1977). Keeping Up with Title IX. ERIC/Higher Education Research Currents. Regulations implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 were published in 1975 amid considerable speculation over their impact on college student affairs. More than one year later, there does not appear to be substantial understanding in the higher education community of what Title IX has meant for students and for administrators. Title IX regulations may already have had some impact on the treatment of women college students. At a minimum, it has compelled college officials to take a close and critical look at the effect of their policies and practices on students' college careers and on their postgraduate plans. At the same time, there may be other aspects of campus life where disparate treatment of men and women students continues to occur. One major issue remains unexamined: the policies and procedures the Office of Civil Rights will use to monitor and enforce Title IX. Until an implementation plan is made known, compliance will depend on the good faith actions of… [PDF]
(1976). The Fallacies of Numerical Goals. Educational Record, 57, 1, 58-64, Win 76. Discusses the problems inherent in the federal government's statistical method of determining and enforcing goals for the hiring and composition of faculty of colleges and universities with federal contracts. Stress is on the need for revision of the program to correct flaws and eliminate red tape. (Editor/JT)…
(1977). A Career Accessibility Model for Special Needs Individuals. Career Education Quarterly, v2 n4 p6-14 Fall. The article describes a career accessibility model research project to develop a job experience and placement program for educable mentally retarded secondary students. Pilot tests are being conducted in six schools involving ten businesses to provide increased educational and work experience for the handicapped. (MF)…
(1978). Equity of Access. New Approaches to Minority Admissions. Civil Rights Digest, 10, 2, 44-50, Win 78. One new approach to the admission of minorities to medical schools is that of the Simulated Minority Admission Exercises (SMAE). It sensitizes admission committee members to the different backgrounds of minority applicants and teaches them to evaluate them more effectively. (Author/AM)…
(1978). Report of the Boalt Hall Asian American Special Admissions Research Project. Amerasia Journal, 5, 1, 21-37, F 78. This paper contains edited excerpts from a report written by Asian American students at the University of California, Berkeley, Law School in 1975 in response to the faculty's proposal to eliminate or reduce the special admissions program for Asians on the grounds that they have "made it" in American society. (Author/AM)…
(1978). Equal Educational Opportunity Programs in American Medical Schools. Journal of Medical Education, 53, 8, 633-9, Aug 78. Data from questionnaire responses of 90 medical schools indicate that from 1968 to 1972 enrollment of minority group students increased sixfold in Caucasian-dominated institutions. Student recruitment, admission criteria, and academic support of these groups are discussed. (LBH)…
(1978). Labor and the Supreme Court: Significant Decisions of 1976-77. Monthly Labor Review, 101, 1, 12-7, Jan 78. Discusses a group of 1976-77 Supreme Court decisions concerning statutory bans against employment discrimination (title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act), a new National Labor Relations Board policy narrowing the "work preservation" doctrine, and public-sector agency shops. "Traditional" labor law, government benefits, and veterans' rewards also are discussed. (Editor/TA)…
(1977). "Reverse" Discrimination in Student Financial Aid for Higher Education: The Flanagan Case in Perspective. Journal of Law and Education, 6, 3, 327-348, Jul 77. …
(1984). Firefighters versus Stotts: The End of Quotas?. Journal of the College and University Personnel Association, v35 n4 p16-21 Win. The Supreme Court has ruled that a federal district court had no authority to require a municipal employer, in violation of the seniority provisions of its collective bargaining agreement, to lay off more senior White firefighters before laying off Black firefighters. (MLW)…
(1988). The Development and Implementation of a Minority Recruitment Plan: Process, Strategy and Results. Journal of Social Work Education, v24 n2 p175-85 Spr-Sum. The planning process and results of a three-year minority student recruitment process in a school of social work are described, including effective tasks and strategies. The recruitment and retention effort consisted of six phases: gauging the environment, preinitiation, program planning and development, implementation, evaluation, and institutionalization. (MSE)…
(1984). Preparing Women and Minorities for Educational Research and Leadership: A Case Study. Journal of Negro Education, v53 n4 p491-98 Fall. Describes the strategies, participants, and activities of the University of Alabama's Project Growth which successfully demonstrated that, with encouragement and training, women and minorities could become more visible, could be appointed to positions challenging the upper limits of their gifts and skills, and could be more productive as educational researchers. (Author/RDN)…
(2003). Brief of the American Educational Research Association, the Association of American Colleges and Universities, and the American Association for Higher Education as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents. In the Supreme Court of the United States, Barbara Grutter, Petitioner, v. Lee Bollinger, et al., Respondents on Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. This legal document asserts that the judgment of the Court of Appeals upholding the constitutionality of the University of Michigan Law School's race-conscious admissions policy should be affirmed. It argues that research evidence in the record supports the compelling interest in promoting educational diversity (the Gurin Report supports the compelling interest in promoting educational diversity, and the "strong basis in evidence" requirement is not mandated for non-remedial university admissions). It also argues that research studies support the Law School's compelling interest in promoting educational diversity (student body diversity improves education outcomes in legal education, and student body diversity and diverse learning environments challenge racial stereotyping in education). Finally, it asserts that the Law School's admissions policy is narrowly tailored to promote educational diversity (the Law School's admissions policy employs race modestly and flexibly,… [PDF]
(1997). Educational Equity. Gender and American Law, Vol. 4: The Impact of the Law on the Lives of Women. This volume of essays addresses the history of women's access to education with specific examples of achievements and challenges. The 10 essays include: (1) "An Interview on Title IX with Shirley Chisholm, Holly Knox, Leslie R. Wolfe, Cynthia G. Brown, and Mary Kaaren Jolly" (Harvard Educational Review); (2) "'The Ladies Want to Bring about Reform in the Public Schools': Public Education and Women's Rights in the Post-Civil War South" (Kathleen C. Berkeley); (3) "Sex Discrimination in Athletics: A Review of Two Decades of Accomplishments and Defeats" (Glenn M. Wong; Richard J. Ensor); (4) "The Trouble with Coeducation: Mann and Women at Antioch, 1853-1860" (John Rury; Glenn Harper); (5) "The Fear of Feminization: Los Angeles High Schools in the Progressive Era" (Victoria Bissell Brown); (6) "Beyond Title IX: Toward an Agenda for Women and Sports in the 1990s" (Nancy Beadie); (7) "Emma Willard's Idea Put to the Test:…
(1998). Preferences in North Carolina Higher Education: Racial and Ethnic Preferences in Undergraduate Admissions at Six North Carolina Public Universities. This study examined the extent to which racial and ethnic preferences were used in the admissions policies of six North Carolina public universities ranging from the most to the least selective. Data were collected on applicants, admittees, rejectees, and enrollees regarding racial or ethnic group, SAT scores, and high school grade point averages. Results indicated that all six schools had substantial qualifications gaps between black and white applicants who had been accepted for future enrollment. The odds of admission at five schools indicated a strong degree of preference in admissions given to blacks over whites. Only a moderate qualifications gap existed between Hispanic and white applicants accepted for future enrollment. The odds of admission of Hispanic versus white students differed at the six schools. Asian applicants received no special preference at any of the schools, and the odds of admission favored whites over Asians. Schools routinely rejected many white applicants… [PDF]
(1983). Hiring and Keeping the Best Faculty. New Directions for Higher Education, n41 p5-19 Mar. Attracting high quality faculty and keeping young faculty in good spirits, satisfied in their work, and optimistic about their future are discussed. Emphasis is on attracting and keeping the best qualified women and minority candidates. The problems of two-career couples and joint appointments are outlined. (MLW)… [Direct]