(1975). University System of Georgia Annual Report for Fiscal Year July 1, 1974-June 30, 1975. The annual report for the University System of Georgia for the 1974-75 fiscal year reflects, in summary form, a 12-month period of progress in instruction, research, and public service. Covered is: (1) enrollment; (2) graduates; (3) research; (4) faculties; (5) libraries; (6) changes in academic units; (7) construction; and (8) finance. The appendix contains statistical data. Topics include: interinstitutional programs; joint programs; health care education; teacher education; research expenditures and proposals; public service; scholarships; antidiscrimination actions; university systemwide desegregation plan; and equal employment opportunities. (Author/KE)… [PDF]
(1978). The Regents of the University of California v. Allan Bakke. Journal of College Student Personnel, 19, 2, 169-73, Mar 78. The major social issue involved is reverse discrimination and whether or not it is a legally permissible form of discrimination in light of history. Implications for higher education will remain. This article discusses the background of the DeFunis and Bakke cases. (Author)…
(1987). Closing the Education Gap for Hispanics: State Aims to Forestall a Divided Society. Chronicle of Higher Education, v34 n3 pA1,36,38 Sep 16. California's problems of educational and occupational underachievement for Hispanics, a large and growing proportion of the state's population, are examined in light of the state's efforts and concerns in providing equal education, lowering the language barrier, and encouraging academic persistence. (MSE)…
(1988). Hispanics, State's Fastest-Growing Minority, Shut Out of Top Positions at U. of California, Leaders Say. Chronicle of Higher Education, v34 n35 pA9-10 May 11. Two-hundred Hispanic faculty members, administrators, and students from the nine University of California campuses met to plan strategies for increasing their presence throughout the university. One catalyst for the meeting was frustration because no Hispanics were considered for the four new chancellorships named recently. (MLW)…
(1987). Attracting Minority Teachers in Science, Mathematics, Foreign Language, and Computing. Metropolitan Education, n4 p24-9 Spr. This study concerns school policies and actions which foster the hiring of minority teachers to promote the study of science, mathematics, foreign languages, and computing among minority students. Successful recruitment programs for students were found, but new ways must be devised for attracting minority teachers to these fields of study. (VM)…
(1986). University Hiring Practices for Academic Administrators. Journal of the College and University Personnel Association, v37 n2 p24-30 Sum. Results of a survey of institutions concerning their practices in recruiting and hiring academic deans and assistant/associate chief academic officers are presented, especially their ability to hire first-choice candidates and internal vs. external applicants and to hire underrepresented consituencies. (MSE)…
(1993). The Other African Americans. Black North America is ethnically and culturally diverse. It contains many groups who do not call themselves or have not always called themselves "Negro,""Black,""African-American," and so forth, such as Louisiana Creoles of color and many of the Indian tribes east of the Mississippi. There are also numerous North American ethnic groups of African descent whose ancestors came as free people from Jamaica, Nigeria, Haiti, Cuba, and so forth. In the United States, such groups encounter a system of classifying race and stereotypes about people of African descent that differ substantially from those in their native lands. This essay concerns the responses of these ethnic groups to contemporary North American conceptions of race, as well as their role in creating and reshaping these conceptions. This article challenges the current consensus in the social sciences that dismisses "race" as an invalid analytic construct, and it proposes an alternative… [PDF]
(1997). Imperatives for the Future: A Plan for Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education. To realize its vision as an accountable, collaborative, and increasingly integrated network of universities focused on higher learning, the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education commits itself to three major initiatives, focusing on: (1) learning; (2) collaboration and integration; and (3) the accountability imperative. These goals and the strategies to bring them about build on foundation planning set by previous documents including the "Excellence in Equity." To achieve these objectives, the state system will expand access to new and existing clientele, focusing on student diversity. The state also plans to enhance and expand learning activities for Pennsylvania students, and to strengthen the match between the state system's educational programs and the needs of students and the state. The plan also calls for optimizing the management and development of system resources. Six appendixes contain supplemental information about the plan, including the Executive… [PDF]
(2003). Open to All: Title IX at 30. This document is a report to the secretary of education on the findings of the Secretary's Commission on Opportunities in Athletics. The Commission was charged with examining Title IX. Starting in June 2002, the 15-member commission collected information, analyzed issues, and obtained broad public input directed at improving the application of current federal standards for measuring equal opportunity for men and women and boys and girls to participate in athletics under Title IX. The Commission found strong and broad support for the original intent of Title IX, along with a great deal of debate over how the law should be enforced. The Commission also found a great deal of confusion about Title IX and a lack of clarity in guidance from the Office for Civil Rights in regard to enforcement. In response, the commission adopted 23 key recommendations, which are presented in this report. The recommendations are grouped into four themes: (1) commitment; (2) clarity; (3) fairness; and (4)… [PDF]
(2000). Improving Equal Opportunities for Higher Education Staff. This paper invites views from the heads of publicly funded higher education institutions in the United Kingdom, higher education trade unions, and other bodies with an interest in equal opportunities on a proposal to set up an equal opportunities action group. While the proposal notes that progress has been made in providing equal opportunities for all who work in higher education, several reviews in 1999 by administrative bodies indicate that further improvement is required. The proposed group would be a collaborative venture and would included various representative bodies, existing networks, and initiatives with a mission to support the work of higher education institutions in the UK and provide an overall review of progress. A partnership framework is set out in detail. The cost over a five-year period, covering all of the UK, is estimated at 2.5 million English pounds. Several specific comments are requested. Appendix A sets forth the mission and aims of the partnership group;…
(1983). Equal Opportunity Programs: A Case for Counseling. Journal of Non-White Concerns in Personnel and Guidance, v11 n2 p34-42 Jan. Assessed the effectiveness of an Equal Opportunity Program in meeting disadvantaged students' (N=170) financial, social, counseling, and staff needs. Results indicated a need for improved personal counseling services. Results in other areas were nonsignificant. Colleges must give special attention to adequate EOP staffing to provide counseling services. (JAC)…
(1983). Black and White Faculty in White Research Universities. Journal of Higher Education, v54 n1 p1-15 Jan-Feb. The comparative success of Black faculty in White research universities was studied. Findings reveal similarities between Black and White professors–in work effort, scholarly productivity, favorableness of the racial climate, and the endorsement of universalistic over particularistic reward standards. (Author/MLW)…
(1982). Admissions Criteria and the Minority Student. Journal of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, v26 n4 p11-18 Apr. Sampled colleges nationwide to determine whether admissions criteria differed significantly for minority groups. Results indicated minorities are expected to show evidence of quantifiable accomplishment. Noncognitive factors were less important. Private and Protestant colleges were more likely to consider motivation and admissions interviews. (JAC)…
(1979). Higher Education in Georgia: The Struggle for Equality. Negro Educational Review, v30 n2-3 p202-08 Apr-Jul. This article gives an overview of significant civil rights cases in Georgia since 1954. Focused on are cases involving racial discrimination in higher education. (Author/MC)…
(1979). The Impact and Implications of DeFunis and Bakke. American Journal of Jurisprudence, v24 p27-58. It is argued that rationales justifying privileged admission to educational programs contain seeds of racial divisiveness and that they are undermining the integrity of the legal order and reducing courts to arenas of social, political, and personal conflict. (Journal availability: "American Journal of Jurisprudence," Law Building, Notre Dame, IN 46556, $7.50.) (MSE)…