(1975). How Affirmative is the Action for Administrative Positions in Higher Education?. Journal of Higher Education, 46, 4, 445-50, Jul/Aug 75. Discusses a study that analyzed responses to fictitious position-wanted ads of female and minority candidates for administrative positions. (JT)…
(2018). Uses of Extra-Legal Sources in "Amicus Curiae" Briefs Submitted in "Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin". Education Policy Analysis Archives, v26 n38 Mar. As the political arena becomes increasingly polarized, the legal arena is playing a more important role in the creation of education policy in the United States. One critical stage in the legal process for such efforts is at briefing where "amici curiae," or friends-of-the-court, may introduce additional arguments for the court to consider through the filing of "amicus curiae" briefs. To explore the use of extra-legal sources by "amici," we focus on the 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case "Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin" and ask the questions: (1) What are the types, and relative use by "amici," of extra-legal sources cited in the briefs submitted in "Fisher I?"; and (2) What is the relative use of extralegal sources cited in "amicus" briefs by supporting party and by category of "amici?" Our findings reveal the wide-range of extra-legal sources used in "amicus" briefs, and that the type of… [PDF]
(1992). Richard J. Daley College Annual Report, 1991-1992. Focussing on the 1991-92 academic year, this annual report for Daley College (DC) in Chicago, Illinois, provides descriptions and detailed data on exemplary programs and initiatives, DC efforts to improve educational programs, the comprehensive support services provided to students, efforts in the area of community relations, use of fiscal resources, and human resource use and development. In addition, student outcomes are presented for the college credit division, adult learning skills division, and the adult/continuing education division, including numbers of course completers, and numbers of degrees and certificates awarded. Also, efforts undertaken to evaluate administrative operations, staffing and personnel, programs, and services are described, including a discussion of institutional strengths and weaknesses. Finally, goals and objectives for the 1992-93 academic year. Among the accomplishments and outcomes for the 1991-92 academic year were the following: (1) in spring 1992,… [PDF]
(1992). Women in Science and Technology: The Institutional Ecology Approach. Volume III: Discussion Papers (The Ten Factors of Influence) Used in the UO WISTA Survey. This document is a "methodological annex" to volume I of the Women in Science and Technology in Australia (WISTA) final research report. The 10 discussion papers that make up this document deal with the 10 core factors of influence that formed one main axis of the study's theoretical framework for inquiry. A diagram illustrates this framework. The discussion papers were used to focus and encourage feedback from academic staff in the leadership of the scientific and technological disciplines surveyed in the WISTA project. The project tested knowledge and attitudes and sought informed opinions on needs and priorities by circulating a discussion paper for each of the 10 factors. The 10 core factors were then related to four concepts: (1) institutional ecology; (2) critical mass; (3) the perceived masculinity or femininity of disciplines; and (4) the constructed style and content of scientific and technological disciplines. The 10 factors and papers concern: (1) same sex role… [PDF]
(1993). Common Ground Race Relations Study Guide. A Study Guide for Small Group Discussions on Race Relations. This document is designed to promote constructive dialogue about racial problems and solutions. Because racial conflict remains the single greatest obstacle for urban economic growth and political harmony, it is necessary to find common ground for solutions to racial inequality and conflict by opening lines of communication between blacks and whites. The discussion process is composed of 3 stages: (1) sharing personal racial experiences and beliefs; (2) defining the terms of discussion and the nature of the problems; and (3) examining 3 alternative remedies for racial inequality. Divided into 13 sections, the guide first explores what a study circle is. The second section contains instructions for organizing race relations discussions. The 3rd section discusses the role of the participant. The next 2 sections discuss leading a study circle in general and a race relations discussion in particular. The 6th section lists 5 goals for a race relations discussion. The 7th section… [PDF]
(1989). AB 1725: Human Resources Development Plan for the Period February 1-June 30, 1989, and Staff Development Plan, 1989-90. Both of the reports contained in this document provide information on Glendale Community College's (GCC's) staff development plan, including information on ongoing efforts and special intensified programs supported by Assembly Bill (AB) 1725 funding. The first report reviews the college's plans to use AB 1725 to supplement ongoing efforts to respond to the changing professional needs of instructional, administrative, and classified employees. The report explains that while GCC already offers in-service activities focusing on instruction, research, publication, team building, strategic planning, governance, campus operations, and outreach programs, the AB 1725 monies enhance these activities through the funding of consultants, lectures, conferences, seminars, and retreats. The report also describes the methods and results of a November 1988 staff development survey, which pointed to the need for: (1) instructor training across the curriculum for teaching oral and written…
(1987). Making PR Macho: Reversing the Sex Gap in Undergraduate Public Relations Programs. The sharp decline in the number of male undergraduates registering for public relations (PR) courses has created concern that public relations is becoming a "woman's field" and will experience a concomitant drop in salaries and prestige. Studies indicate that male undergraduates perceive PR as being not well respected, as offering little or no chance for advancement in the business world, and as paying low salaries. Current public relations educators should put a new emphasis on training students (women in particular) to take leadership roles in complex organizations; should strive for a balance of the sexes so that "gender" is not viewed by anyone in management as an important determinant of the character of the field; and should actively recruit male undergraduates for the study of public relations, with an eye toward maintaining parity of the sexes. When Rutgers University (New Jersey) discovered that its undergraduate PR courses were composed of 25% males, it…
(1989). 1989-90 Implementation of the Management Information System. For the past three years, the Board of Governors has made the development and implementation of the California Community College Management Information System (MIS) a major priority. Following two years of pilot testing with five community college districts, statewide implementation of Phase I of MIS is slated to begin in July/August 1989. Several critical findings regarding data collection and reporting emerged from the pilot project, including the following: (1) the new reporting requirements will need to be introduced over a two-year period to allow for thorough testing and implementation of new data collection mechanisms; (2) the Chancellor's Office needs to take a more structured approach to the development of definitions for data elements and reporting requirements and the clarification of the roles of various state agencies; and (3) additional staff are needed to ensure data accuracy, access, and use. Phase I will focus on gathering data on student outcomes, beginning with… [PDF]
(2004). Brown at 50: Keeping Promises. Black Issues in Higher Education, v21 n7 p50 May. The story of Brown is compelling. Blacks and Whites alike understood that the Jim Crow system of "separate but equal" was a convenient fiction. There was no actual effort to ensure that Whites and Blacks were provided the same services. Invariably, the White schools had higher funding, better buildings, newer supplies and so on. Indeed, in many instances there was simply no Black counterpart offered, and Southern states actually paid to send talented African Americans to school elsewhere. Before he was appointed to the bench, Thurgood Marshall led the NAACP Legal Defense Fund in a lengthy struggle to undo "separate but equal." With a network of volunteers who were literally risking their lives, he traveled to often hostile courtrooms where they were successful as no other team of lawyers had been before or has been since. Today, Americans still face the dilemma of nice principles, and mean practices. They wish racial integration would appear automatically or…
(1999). The State of Black America, 1999: The Impact of Color-Consciousness in the United States. The economic state of black America has never been healthier, yet persistent racial gaps leave African American unemployment at levels more typical of recession for whites in the United States. By challenging the predominant use of race, this compilation refocuses attention on the effects of discrimination and on the lost term "institutional racism." In so doing, it helps maintain the defense of affirmative action. These essays reinforce the position that race is not a biological category but a social category, one that becomes a marker for creating or denying access to wealth. The essays are: (1) "The Cancer Gap: Research Needs of African Americans" (Brian D. Smedley); (2) "Family Environment and Intergenerational Well-Being: Some Preliminary Results" (Patrick L. Mason); (3)"The State of Black Europe" (Clarence Lusane); (4) "Color-Blind Redistricting and the Efficacy of Black Representation" (Ronald Walters); (5) "Unfinished… [PDF]
(2001). Race and Higher Education: Why Justice Powell's Diversity Rationale for Racial Preferences in Higher Education Must Be Rejected. The assertion of the right of higher education institutions to use racial preferences in their admissions policies has been based on the diversity rationale that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell articulated in his opinion in the "Bakke v. Regents of the University of California" case of 1978. This report explores the legal and constitutional issues surrounding the diversity rationale in U.S. higher education, and the position taken by higher education accreditation agencies on the question. It reviews survey research of faculty and student opinion on affirmative action in higher education and empirical research testing the hypothesis that campus racial diversity is coordinated with beneficial educational outcomes. The paper argues that Justice Powell's diversity rationale must be rejected based on evidence from each of these areas of investigation. Part 1 shows that a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court did not reach agreement about the constitutional… [PDF]
(2000). FACCCTS: Journal of the Faculty Association of California Community Colleges, 1999-2000. FACCCTS, v6 n1-4 1999-2000. This document is comprised of four Faculty Association of California Community Colleges (FACCC) newsletters. The September 1999 issue is entitled "Capitol Comments: Read What Lawmakers Say about Community Colleges in Response to the Third FACCCTS Legislator Poll." This newsletter contains the following articles: "Capitol Comments," which examines how community colleges have touched the lives of legislators, why they think highly of the California Community Colleges system, and how they plan to help; and "Authors Debunk Prop 209 Myths," which demonstrates how practical affirmative action can be. The December 1999 issue is entitled "The Spirit of Advocacy." This newsletter contains the following articles: "Transform Partnership for Excellence," which sheds some light on the problems with Partnership for Excellence and why community college leaders must insist on changing; and "Transition to Trustee: A Faculty View," in which… [PDF]
(2004). 'Change Takes Time' While the Names Have Changed-And Some of the Laws-Many Age-Old Debates in Higher Education Have Remained the Same over the Past 20 Years. Black Issues in Higher Education, v21 n9 p36 Jun. In the 1980s, a Republican president led a defense build-up in response to foreign crises, and his education secretary, chided the establishment on school reform. Legal experts debated the merits of affirmative action, while advocates questioned the growing reliance of students on loans instead of grants to finance a college education. Sound familiar? While the names have changed–and some of the laws–many of the age-old debates have remained the same in the years since the first editions of \Black Issues in Higher Education.\ In fact, some argue that the federal government did more for low-income students of color two decades ago than it does now. \We have driven down the ladder of opportunity,\ says Thomas Mortenson, senior scholar at the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education. A staunch advocate of need-based financial aid, Mortenson says such aid represented 86 percent of the student aid budget in the mid-1980s. The rate is now 52 percent, due largely to…
(1978). The Decision and Its Background. The facts and principal issues of the Bakke case, some of the strengths of the U. S. Supreme Court judgment, and some of the questions left for later resolution are considered. Bakke alleged violation of equal protection provisions, since he was denied admission to the University of California (Davis) medical school, although his test scores and grade point average were higher than most or all the 16 minority applicants who were accepted under a Task Force Program. After a trial court and California Supreme Court issued opinions, the U.S. Supreme Court heard the case. The prevailing view on principal issues was that race and ethnic background may be considered along with other factors in higher education admissions decisions, and that Bakke must be admitted to the medical school at Davis because the procedures pursuant to which he was denied admission were invalid. It is suggested that the central message of the decision is an approval of affirmative action, and that the Davis… [PDF]
(1995). Defending Literacy: With Particular Consideration of the Community College. The broad and highly politicized debate about the causes of rising illiteracy in the nation fall into three categories: nurture, or inadequate elementary/secondary educational institutions; nature, or arguments about genetics and the unteachability of Blacks and other minority groups; and social science, or the idea that standard literacy tests merely represent the injustice of the system. While each idea offers its own rationale, what is clear is that measures to reduce illiteracy must be more than cosmetic. Such measures, while controversial, include: reintroducing grammar instruction; scrapping bilingualism; constitutionally declaring English as the nation's only official language; reinterpreting affirmative action so that it fosters colorblind equal opportunity based on merit; re-establishing a canon of texts selected on literary excellence alone; returning remediation, \foundation\ learning, and differentiated degree programs to high schools; eliminating grade inflation;… [PDF]