(1987). Indian Education Amendments. (Report to Accompany S. 1645). 100th Congress, First Session. In this report, the Select Committee on Indian Affairs, having considered Senate bill 1645 (S. 1645) to reauthorize certain Indian educational programs, presents an amended bill and recommends its passage by unanimous vote. In late 1986, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) proposed to turn over all BIA schools to the states, if affected tribes refused to contract for their operation. Indian reaction to this proposal was strongly negative. S. 1645 as introduced placed BIA schools under Congressional "protection" and froze certain education regulations in place. The Committee substitute bill simply prohibits transfer of BIA schools to non-tribal entities without tribal or Congressional consent, and it establishes regional panels to review BIA education regulations. The amended bill also (1) adds a small formula grant to tribal supplemental programs for early childhood education; (2) rewrites scattered authorizations to create a single document covering the entire Indian… [PDF]
(1982). Tri-State Minority Faculty Employment Opportunity Project. Final Report. This is the final report on a study conducted to identify impediments to the hiring, promotion, and tenure of Blacks and Hispanics in predominantly White colleges and universities. The study also analyzed the problems facing Asians, who were contrasted with Blacks and Hispanics. Section I presents an executive summary of the findings from a questionnaire survey of professionals employed in colleges and universities in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Based on the findings, the issues most salient to the hiring, promotion, and tenure of minorities are used to formulate recommendations in Section II of the report. In Section III, responses to the questionnaire by race, ethnicity, and sex are presented. Interviews conducted with white administrators in predominantly white universities are summarized in Section IV. In Section V, the highlights from the Tri-State Minority Faculty Conference are presented. Nine appendices give supplementary information concerning the questionnaire…
(1980). Women and Employment. Policies for Equal Opportunities. This document contains the proceedings of a high-level conference on the Employment of Women, attended by labor ministers and other high officials of countries belonging to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Delegates to the conference adopted a 14-point declaration pledging themselves to achieve equality of opportunity particularly for the conditions in the employment of women. During the conference, the representatives examined (1) the implication of high and rising participation rates of women workers in the various countries, despite slack labor markets since the mid-1970's and (2) the persistence of labor market segregation despite equal opportunity policies already practiced in most member countries. This report presents the declaration drawn up by the conference, the analytical papers for the conference, and the opening addresses by the secretary-general of the OECD and the Minister of Labor of Denmark, who served as president of the conference….
(1984). Hispanic Achievement: A Commitment of Community Colleges and Business Enterprise. Proceedings of the Hispanic Roundtable Meeting (Phoenix, Arizona, May 23-24, 1984). Four major topics are addressed in these papers presented at the Hispanic Roundtable meeting: current staffing patterns at community colleges, transferability trends among Hispanic students, employment barriers, and legislative issues. Introductory comments by Maria Barrera are followed by Mary Jane Garza's paper, "Current Staffing Patterns," which looks at the underrepresentation of minorities in faculty and administrative positions at community colleges and the need for institutionalized processes to dismantle the barriers to access, representation, and participation. "Hispanic Student and Transfer Patterns in the Community College," by Arthur M. Cohen reviews literature and data on Hispanic students' participation rates in postsecondary education, academic achievement, criticisms of two-year college education, recent efforts to improve minority access and transfer rates, and needed changes in policy and practice. Ida Katherine Warren's paper, "Barriers to… [PDF]
(1985). On Campus with Women. Spring 1985 [and] Summer 1985. On Campus with Women, v14 n4 Spr 1985 v15 n1 Sum. Developments in education, employment, and the courts concerning the status of women are covered in two newsletter issues. Data are included on the specialties of women faculty and the type of institution employing them; salary and rank of women faculty and their tenure status; and employment patterns and salaries of women administrators. Additional topics include: nontraditional careers pursued by women; women's studies programs; sexual harassment of women students and staff; campus rape; the status of women in Europe; resources on disabled women and girls; a guide for integrating academic feminist scholarship and perspectives into traditional curricula; women in senior administrative posts; women and public policy; a directory of women's media; and a resource for locating women's periodicals. A 1984 article from \Ms./Campus Times\ is also included: \What Lies Beyond 'The Woman as Victim' Construct–New Directions for Women's Studies.\ The growth of women's studies centers,…
(1977). Third Midyear Desegregation Status Report for Public Postsecondary Education Institutions in the State of Maryland. In 1974, the State of Maryland developed its plan for the desegregation of post secondary educational institutions. In this report the progress of desegregation in the State's colleges and universities is described. Major desegregation efforts since 1974 are reviewed, with an emphasis on recent fiscal developments. Major activities undertaken by the State Board of Education in support of the integration plan are summarized for the year prior to the report's publication. These activities include programs for minority students, faculty and administrator exchange programs, reviews of legislation, and evaluative and descriptive reports on the impact of desegregation. The resources utilized for implementing the plan in the public institutions and agencies of higher education are discussed. Appropriations of funds and personnel for fiscal 1978 are shown in statistical tables. Midyear desegregation status reports are presented for 30 community colleges, four year colleges, and…
(1977). The Time Is Now. Wanted: More Women. This publication of six speeches, presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the National Council of Administrative Women in Education (NCAWE), February 1977, is intended to provide both information and inspiration for enabling women and men to channel their talents and energy into social action that will be geared toward achieving equity for women. Virginia Y. Trotter contends that women's aspirations and abilities are untapped. Joan Abramson focuses on higher education in citing denials of justice to women. Carrie Ayers Haynes describes her successful attempt in humanizing school management at an elementary school. Dorothy R. Godfrey poses the questions of what women can do to assure justice for American women, how they can become agents of change, and what women are doing about building support groups. Maxine Buie Mimms presents a model for power among administrative women in education. Mabelle G. McCullough discusses the status of women administrators and suggests activities NCAWE…
(2004). Simple Justice or Complex Injustice?: American Racial Dynamics and the Ironies of "Brown" and "Grutter". Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, v3 n1 Fall. On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court rendered one of the most important legal decisions in American history. With its first opinion in the "Brown v. Board of Education," the Court ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. Writing for the Court, Chief Justice Earl Warren stated that racial segregation should not be allowed even if Black and White schools had equal funding, equal opportunities, and were equivalent in all other resources. The eventual result of the "Brown" decision was the complete breakdown of the legally mandated, or de jure segregation. In 2003, the Supreme Court upheld limited use of race-conscious admissions policies in the University of Michigan Law School case, "Grutter v. Bollinger"; however, even this small victory was threatened in 2004 by the so-called Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, a proposed referendum to eliminate race-conscious measures in all state-sponsored venues. In this essay, the… [PDF]
(1978). Training Manual: Equity for Women in Higher Education Project. Guidelines for using training materials that are designed to advance women's equity are presented. This resource manual accompanies materials developed by Indiana University and may be used in conjunction with training sessions for administrators and policy-makers in postsecondary institutions or by individuals or groups interested in equity issues. Attention is directed to a possible format for using the materials in a one-day training session along with adaptations of the materials for a university course on equity for women in higher education. In addition to the sample format for a one-day workshop, suggestions for evaluating the workshop, a checklist of needed facilities and materials, and descriptions of the materials developed by the Indiana team are presented. The hypothetical course would consist of 15 class sessions of three hours each. A general course outline and suggestions for using the materials in each of the 15 sessions are presented, along with descriptions of… [PDF]
(1978). [The Status of Higher Education and the College Environment. Collected Remarks.]. Conference papers and panel remarks concerning the role of state coordinating or governing boards, trends in higher education since before World War II, and implications of the Bakke decision are presented as part of an inservice education program. In "Life in the Centrifuge–Panel Remarks," Howard R. Boozer suggests that higher education as part of a political arena has to compete for resources. Governors and legislatures have created planning, coordinating, and governing boards to assist them in allocating available resources. The boards must interact with institutions, state government, local and regional interests, and federal interests. In "College: The Center of the Universe," G. Theodore Mitau describes the atmosphere of higher education before and after World War II with reference to academic requirements, the mission of state teachers colleges, land-grant universities, liberal arts colleges, faculty recruitment, broadened access with the G. I. Bill of… [PDF]
(1979). Select…from All Your Options. Teacher Guide to Vocational Education. Project SELECT (Strategies for Equalizing and Linking Education and Career Training) is a means of promoting sex equity in vocational education and career preparation. SELECT consists of three handbooks for middle or junior high school students, teachers, and parents and a resource booklet entitled "Women at Work." These materials are designed to help show that significant change is occurring in vocational education due to the increased number of women now working outside the home and other changes taking place in American society. This document includes the handbook for teachers and is divided into five units. These units provide information and activities to help the student in the following areas: (1) thinking about career options open to them; (2) understanding the laws promoting sex equity in education; (3) exploring individual interests, abilities, and training needs; (4) becoming more aware of social changes, especially changes in the labor market for women; and (5)…
(1980). Equity Self-Assessment in Postsecondary-Education Institutions. Issues concerning equity in postsecondary education are examined with respect to students as well as institutional employees. A list of individual characteristics and circumstances that can relate to equity issues is presented to aid college administrators analyze and identify equity target populations applicable in the institution. The major equity issues that colleges and universities have in common regarding students and employees are identified, a general framework to help administrators in their evaluation is presented, as are examples of analyses that may be guides for equity reviews. The need for the top administrators of a college to review equity issues, set priorities and goals, and determine the level and type of commitment desired on an institution-wide basis is addressed. The way in which the equity commitment of the top administrators is institutionalized is considered by providing examples of processes and activities that can be utilized and coordinated to implement… [PDF]
(1977). [Joseph Crofts, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. Board of Governors of California Community Colleges, et al., Defendants. Consent Decree.]. A consent decree between Joseph Crofts, et al., and the Board of Governors of California Community Colleges terminating litigation regarding alleged patterns and practices of discrimination in employment and education against persons of Spanish heritage at Contra Costa College is presented. The decree outlines provisions to be followed under the following five areas: (1) employment–hiring at least two Spanish heritage persons for administrative positions and at least three for instructional positions within three years, and establishing a three-year Spanish heritage vocational education access project; (2) educational and student services–employing two bilingual persons to recruit Spanish heritage students, employing at least one bilingual person of Spanish heritage in the admissions and financial aid offices, evaluating readiness programs in terms of Spanish heritage student retention rates, providing tutorial assistance when possible, consulting with the nursing program…
(1988). Minorities in Higher Education: Confronting a Time Bomb. Educational Record, v68 n4 v69 n1 p8-14 Fall-Win 1987-88. Changing demographics are an explosive issue for higher education because colleges and universities have not brought minorities onto their campuses in numbers comparable to their representation in society. Declining participation of minorities will have severe repercussions for the future. (MLW)…
(1986). Women Flock to Graduate School in Record Numbers, but Fewer Blacks are Entering the Academic Pipeline: Blacks. Chronicle of Higher Education, v33 n2 p1,24 Sep 10. Recognizing that today's graduate student is tomorrow's professor, some institutions have begun working to convince minority-group members that faculty careers will be prestigious, rewarding, and available. Their efforts center on increased financial support in the form of graduate and postdoctoral fellowships. (MLW)…