(1999). My Iowa Journey: The Life Story of the University of Iowa's First African American Professor. Singular Lives: The Iowa Series in North American Autobiography. This autobiography recounts the life story of an African American educator at the University of Iowa from 1965 to 1991, as its first African American professor and then as its first African American administrator. The book recounts his childhood and family relations, his student years at the university and his graduation as an electrical engineer, his employment as a teacher, and his experiences of discrimination. The professor's major accomplishments during his tenure as an administrator as establishing policies that focused on human rights and which transformed the makeup of the student body are defined, as well as its faculty and staff, by seeking to eliminate discrimination based on race, religion, or other nonacademic factors and by substituting affirmative action for the traditional old-boy methods of selecting faculty and administrators. The book is organized into four sections which cover (1) the early years (his childhood and moving to Iowa); (2) the engineering years…
(1974). Compulsory Education and the Constitution. IAR Research Bulletin, 14, 3, 1-3, Apr 74. Focuses on the extent of the power of the State to enforce a system of compulsory education contrary to the wishes of the parent. (Author)…
(1973). Title vii and Employment Discrimination in \Upper Level\ Jobs. Columbia Law Review, 73, 8, 1614-1640, Dec 73. Attempts to provide a framework to assess legal problems of discrimination in upper level employment, focusing primarily on discrimination in hiring and promotion. (Authors)…
(1971). An Educator Looks at Busing. National Elementary Principal, 50, 5, 26-31, Apr 71. The school bus plays a central role in helping this country achieve its social and educational goals. (Author)…
(1983). Family Law: Notes from China. Social Work, v28 n3 p239-40 May-Jun. Describes the newly emerging legal system of the People's Republic of China, particularly the 1980 marriage law and its effects on marriage customs and divorce. In China, many roles perceived as social work roles are blended with the role of attorney. (JAC)…
(1983). Title IX: Progress toward Program Specific Regulation of Private Academia. Journal of College and University Law, v10 n1 p1-33 1983-84. The question of whether Title IX is limited in scope to particular programs directly receiving federal financial aid or covers whole institutions or school systems that benefit from federal money provided to one of their programs is discussed. Recent University of Richmond litigation is analyzed. (MLW)…
(1983). Who Opposed the ERA? An Analysis of the Social Bases of Antifeminism. Social Science Quarterly, v64 n2 p305-17 Jun. Three factors were identified as most important in explaining the nonratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA): (1) the low support for the amendment among politically influential groups; (2) the uneven geographic distribution of ERA support; and (3) the association between ERA opposition and a broader right-wing backlash. (Author/RM)…
(1983). The Value of a Woman: Comparable Worth or Equal Pay for Equal Work. Texas Tech Journal of Education, v10 n1 p49-54 Win. A recent United States Supreme Court Case, County of Washington v. Gunther, examined issues related to sex-based wage discrimination, as defined by federal statutes. The positions of the respondent and petitioner and majority and minority views of the court are presented. (PP)…
(1983). Children and Their Rights. Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, v17 n3 p170-76 Feb. Reviews literature examining adult responses to children which supports the hypothesis that children are responded to as a separate group, and that adult perceptions of children may be inaccurate. Discusses the relationship between mental health professionals and children. Urges counselors to become advocates for children's rights. (RC)…
(1981). Teaching Legal Principles to Social Workers. Journal of Education for Social Work, v17 n3 p28-35 Fall. There is a critical need for integrating basic legal concepts into social work curricula. Important content areas include: confidentiality, knowledge of when to seek court action, case recording, understanding legal rights of parents and children, giving substantial factual testimony, and use of one's authority for action. (MSE)…
(1981). School Board Liability for Violations of Federal Rights. School Law Bulletin, v12 n1 p1-11,24 Jan. Establishes a four-step analysis to help determine whether a particular violation of federal rights is caused by official policy or custom, thus making the school board liable in suits filed under federal statute 42 U.S.C., Section 1983. Discusses three landmark Supreme Court cases. (Author/WD)…
(1981). From Brown to Bakke and Back: Race, Law, and Social Change in America. Daedalus, v110 n2 p219-31 Spr. Evaluates the impact of major court cases on racial justice and social change in the United States. Topics discussed include the legislative response to social problems, the Nixon Court, affirmative action, and the unredeemed promise. Journal available from Daedalus Subscription Department, 1172 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02134. (DB)…
(1975). Age Discrimination in Employment. New York University Law Review, 50, 4, 924-51, Oct 75. Economic, psychological, and social effects of age discrimination in employment are examined. This note analyzes constitutional challenges to hiring-age ceiling and mandatory retirement policies, as well as the constitutional criteria against which those ceilings and policies should be measured. Federal statutory prohibitions and their judicial interpretation are addressed. (LBH)…
(1975). Proving Discrimination Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Arizona Law Review, 17, 2, 495-521, 75. This note reviews the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), emphasizing prohibited employment practices, litigation procedures, and remedial measures for violations of the act. Problems typically faced in ADEA litigation are also explored with focus on the employee's burden of proof. (LBH)…
(1976). Corporal Punishment of Students–The State's Authority and Constitutional Considerations. Louisiana Law Review, 36, 4, 984-99, Sum 76. The existence and exercise of a teacher's authority to use corporal punishment in disciplining students has been challenged in both Louisiana and federal courts. Recent developments and posit solutions where the law is unsettled are reviewed. Available from: the Louisiana State University Law School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (LBH)…