(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)…
(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)…
(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)…
(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)…
(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)…
(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)…
(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]
(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)…
(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)…
(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)…
(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)…
(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)…
(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)…
(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)…
(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)…