Discrimination and Faculty Recruitment: The Disparate Impact Controversy.

Hill, John G.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Discrimination and Faculty Recruitment: The Disparate Impact Controversy.

Hill, John G.

West's Education Law Reporter, v56 n2 p419-24 Dec 7 1989

Cites court rulings that the plaintiff must identify the causal relationship between a statistical imbalance and specific employment practices. Indicates that university promotion, tenure, and salary decisions will be upheld if the judgments are based on a merit system with the criteria of teaching, research, and service. (MLF)

Descriptors: College Faculty, Court Litigation, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Faculty Recruitment, Higher Education, Minority Group Teachers, Statistical Analysis

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