(2003). Taking Stock, Resuming Course. Black Issues in Higher Education, v20 n11 p16-19 Jul 17. Academic officials have begun taking stock of their admissions policies in light of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the University of Michigan admissions case. The survival of the use of race in college admissions has supporters breathing a little easier for the time being. (SLD)…
(2002). Diversity Policy in Higher Education: The Impact of College Students' Exposure to Diversity on Cultural Awareness and Political Participation. Journal of Education Policy, v17 n3 p305-20 May-Jun. Analyzes the influence of students' exposure to diversity at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater on their cultural awareness and democratic citizenship, including political participation. Finds exposure to diversity has positive influence on students' cultural awareness and democratic citizenship. (Contains 29 references.) (PKP)…
(1989). Institutions Deny Setting Quotas for Asian American Admissions. Black Issues in Higher Education, v6 n3 p10-11 Apr 13. Many Asian Americans are accusing elite colleges, including the University of California system and Harvard University, of setting admission quotas. Colleges blame high school counselors for failing to encourage Asian students to develop verbal skills and to participate in extracurricular activities. (FMW)…
(1994). Duke Tries Again. Chronicle of Higher Education, v40 n24 pA23-24 Feb 16. When Duke University (North Carolina) adopted a five-year plan in 1988 to double the proportion of black faculty, it lost almost as many as it gained. The new 10-year plan will focus on support and retention as well as hiring. The new plan has critics but more support than the last. (MSE)…
(1991). Opening the Minority Pipeline. AGB Reports, v33 n3 p16-19 May-Jun. Without forceful and effective leadership, it is unlikely that American higher education will be able to improve the education of minority students. This includes setting institutional enrollment and graduation goals, supported by plans to remove barriers and improve teaching and learning, and aligning institutional incentives with goals and strategies. (Author/MSE)…
(1990). Girls and Mathematics: Some Recommendations. Australian Mathematics Teacher, v46 n4 p16-17 Dec. This article outlines recommendations by the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers for attainment of gender equity in school mathematics learning within the following domains: teaching methods and resources, curricula, assessment techniques, school system policies, and community attitudes. (JJK)…
(1999). The Meaning of Diversity among the Professoriate. Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, v54 n1 p51-68 Spr. Discusses results of a survey of journalism and communications faculty at the University of Florida regarding the meaning of diversity: its impact on faculty members' professional life and on their concerns, hopes, and fears; resolving concerns about diversity; criteria for a diverse faculty; fairness in procedures and policies; and ensuring outcomes in hiring and retention. (SR)…
(2001). Minority Faculty Job Experience, Expectations, and Satisfaction. Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, v56 n1 p18-30 Spr. Looks at the reasons educators of color gave for entering pedagogy, what they expected from academia, and whether they thought they would remain in education, or return to the professional media full time. Attempts to describe minority faculty academic and professional training. Finds that minority educators had more education and media experience than their white counterparts. (SG)…
(2001). Evaluating Gender Discrimination Claims: Is There a Gender Similarity Bias?. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v44 n1-2 p1-15 Jan. Investigated the possible existence of a gender similarity bias in evaluations of gender discrimination allegations, using a laboratory experiment in which the strength of evidence against a defendant company and the gender of the plaintiff were manipulated. Participants were ethnically diverse undergraduate students. Although female mock jurors did not rule to the disadvantage of male plaintiffs, they tended to favor female plaintiffs. (SM)…
(1975). Constitutional Law–Equal Protection–"Benign" Discrimination–Minority Admissions Programs–Supreme Court's Response to Preferential Treatment–DeFunis v. Odegaard, 416 U.S. 312 (1974); Kahn v. Shevin, 416 U.S. 351 (1974); Morton v. Mancari, 417 U.S. 535 (1974). Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, 8, 191-211, 75. Three U.S. Supreme Court rulings on minority preference cases are analyzed with reference to the question of the constitutionality of minority preferential admissions. It is concluded that the Court's unpredictability casts doubt on the validity of minority preference and that special consideration should be given in a racially neutral manner. (JT)…
(1979). Black Mayors and the Politics of Racial Economic Advancement. An analysis of personnel policies and city purchasing and contracting patterns in cities governed by black mayors suggests that the black mayors have adapted modern techniques of public administration to serve traditional ethnic income goals once pursued by urban machines. By guaranteeing the increased participation of blacks in municipal civil service jobs and in city purchasing, the black mayors are making city government a significant focus for the redistribution of income. The implications of this analysis, which examines data on the increase in black participation in these areas in six large cities, are (1) that the capture of city hall by blacks can have important economic consequences for the black community; (2) that the politics of ethnic (or racial) advancement once practiced by traditional machines is possible even under the rationalized techniques of modern public administration. (Author)…
(1974). Administering A Solution–Goals Versus Quotas. This document gives in broad outline the contours of the notion of affirmative goals and timetables, as adopted in the Four Agency Agreement developed by the Justice Department, EEOC, the Department of Labor, and the Civil Service Commission. Two appellate court decisions dealing with the issue of affirmative hiring relief are discussed. (MJM)… [PDF]
(1971). Report of the Special Committee on the Status of Women at UCSC. The status of women at the University of California-Santa Clara is indicated in reference to faculty numbers, rank, administration, regularization of nonladder appointments, tenure, merit increases, and termination. Recommendations suggest: (1) UCSC should strive to achieve in its ladder ranks a percentage of women equal to that of women who received Ph.D.'s from the 10 leading universities between 1962-1967, that is 12% (2) UCSC should give high priority to correcting the imbalance existing in administration and policymaking positions; (3) Boards of studies and colleges should review their recruitment procedures; (4) UCSC should not neglect minority needs; (5) any faculty should be entitled to unpaid maternity leave of two quarters; (6) any nontenured faculty members who become pregnant should be allowed an extension of the appointment for one year for each pregnancy; and (7) the Special Committee on the Status of Women should be continued for another year. (MJM)… [PDF]
(1976). Organizational Development and Goals: A Consultant's View of Women's Centers. The North Texas State University's Women's Center was designed to define and identify the needs of women in the NTSU Community and to encourage and facilitate institutional and community response to those perceived needs. David T. Borland, consultant, advised the organizing group about the clientele who were to be served, the available resources for the center, and the scope of activities of the organization. His recommendations concern the goals of the organization not only as they relate to substance or services but as they relate to maintenance of the system. The recommendations deal with the organization and administration of a womens center: its basic purpose, immediate and long-range goals, the staff, the accountability. (JMF)… [PDF]
(1976). Black Knight/White Fortress. Community and Junior College Journal, 46, 7, 18-20,40-43, Apr 76. Reports the findings of a study designed to test the hypothesis that \significant progress has been made in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of black educators and assigning them to positions commensurate with their training and experience.\ The data soundly reject this hypothesis and show that the actual situation is tragic. (DC)…