(1972). Affirmative Action: Women's Rights on Campus. Traditional sex discrimination on college and university campuses is coming to a halt. Recent Federal affirmative action requirements call for the development of procedures to promote and ensure the equitable treatment of faculty and staff women in employment and promotion to provide them with fair representation in all aspects of campus activities. More than 80% of the nation's colleges and universities are affected by the Federal affirmative action program, and are threatened with loss of Federal funds for failure to comply. This report examines the current law governing affirmative action programs and sex discrimination on campus, and describes the approaches universities and colleges have taken to comply with the law. (H)… [PDF]
(1972). The Philosophical Justifications for Black Colleges in a Multiracial Society. The author of this paper argues that historically and traditionally black colleges must not be subjected to integration and mergers with white institutions because they would then be in danger of losing their black identity. There are 3 interrelated premises that support this point of view. (1) The black college by appropriately interpreting the black experience and by revealing and analyzing the impact of racism, can free both black and white America from the bondage of psychological taboos and misconceptions. (2) The black college's mission is to guarantee that equality of opportunity for all Americans becomes a reality. (3) The black college as a power base can provide the force, the vision, and the resources to promote needed change and to lift the quality of life within the black community. The author concludes that there is a clear need for both blacks and whites to see distinguished black achievements and to see black professionals in command of a major societal power base…. [PDF]
(1976). Hispanas in the Year of the Woman: Many Voices. Agenda: National Council of La Raza, 15-23, Win 76. Five women active in Hispana affairs (all of whom attended the World Conference of International Womens Year in Mexico City) address the issue of American Hispanic women and their relationship to the mainstream women's movement. (JC)…
(1978). Thinking about Education with a Strict Typology of Rights. Educational Theory, v28 n3 p165-74 Sum. The nature of personal rights and how such rights apply to an individual's right to learn are analyzed in the light of the obligations of the education system to that individual. (JD)…
(1978). The Rights of Parents. Theory into Practice, v17 n4 p321-28 Oct. This article describes the rights of parents as they relate to the education of their children. Topics include legal sources of parents' rights; parent involvement; freedom of religion, conscience, and expression; and political rights. (DS)…
(1978). Is Change Real or Just Words?. Journal of Intergroup Relations, v6 n4 p11-17 Dec. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's effectiveness to end discrimination should never have been judged by the yardstick of the individual charge process. Reforms are taking place within the commission to create rapid charge resolution procedures and utilize funds more effectively. (Author/WI)…
(1978). The Teacher and the Law. Association Activity Rights. Today's Education, 67, 2, 20-1, Apr/May 78. Constitutional and statutory remedies to protect teachers from three specific kinds of interference (obstructing teacher association's communication with members, barring Uniserv directors from representing or visiting members, dismissing association leaders) are discussed. (MJB)…
(1977). Sexual Orientation and Violations of Civil Liberties. Journal of Homosexuality, 2, 4, 327-330, Sum 77. This study determined that sexual orientation is frequently assumed rather than known. Bases for assumption include gossip and rumor, appearance and behavior, and association with others. Sexual orientation was most frequently assumed on the basis of appearance and behavior. Presented at the American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, D.C., 1976. (Author)…
(1977). Departures from Sex Role Stereotypes of Appearance and Behavior and Violations of Civil Liberties. Journal of Homosexuality, 2, 4, 331-335, Sum 77. Using data collected from a previous pilot study, it was concluded that the primary indicators of masculinity and femininity are appearance and behavior. Presented at the American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, D.C., 1976. (Author)…
(1978). Evidence and Intent in a Fourteenth Amendment Employment Discrimination Case. Labor Law Journal, 29, 2, 72-6, Feb 78. Analyzes the body of employment discrimination law as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court and reviews the rules of evidence that have been used by the Court in establishing a showing of discriminatory intent by an employer. Available from: Commerce Clearing House, Inc., 4025 West Peterson Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60646. (JG)…
(1977). The NAACP and the Supreme Court: Walter F. White and the Defeat of Judge John J. Parker, 1930. Negro History Bulletin, 40, 5, 753-57, Sep-Oct 77. An in depth examination of the NAACP's role in the fight against the confirmation of President Hoover's nomination of John J. Parker to the Supreme Court in 1930 provides one illustration of how the NAACP developed its style of pressure politics. (Author/AM)…
(1977). Rules and Tactics in Institutionalization Proceedings for Mentally Retarded Persons: The Role of the Courts in Assuring Access to Services in the Community. Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 12, 2, 177-85, Apr 77. …
(1987). Equal Vote to Equal Voice. Update on Law-Related Education, v11 n3 p34-35 Fall. Offers a hypothetical case as a learning activity in which government regulation of campaign advertising and free speech is questioned. Provides questions for discussion. (BSR)…
(1987). Affirmative Action: A Brief History. Journal of Intergroup Relations, v15 n2 p40-53 Sep. Demonstrates how the concept of \affirmative action\ evolved from a vague reference to remedial actions to specific programs involving numerical hiring and seniority arrangements. Focuses on the legal/governmental definition of affirmative action and indicates some of the reasons for the changing definitions. (PS)…
(1987). Juvenile Justice. Update on Law-Related Education, v11 n2 p26-27 Spr. Offers a lesson in which students use the famous Gault decision in order to differentiate between the rights afforded to juveniles and adults. (JDH)…