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Download full textWhite, Gloria W. – 1974
This speech discusses background information concerning Affirmative Action programs and the implementation of such a program at Washington University. Emphasis is placed on the development and implementation of a comprehensive Affirmative Action Plan, problem areas, and prognosis for the future. A copy of Washington University's Affirmative Action…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Higher Education
Beserra, Frank; And Others – 1982
This book reports the results of a 1978 study of minority participation in programs under the Older Americans Act (OAA) in six communities: Cleveland, OH; Bridgeport, CT; Tucson, AZ; Tulsa, OK; San Francisco, CA; and Honolulu, HI. It focuses on programs funded under Title III of the OAA which provides meals and social services. Following the…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Age Discrimination, Civil Rights, Community Programs
Cage, Mary Crystal – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1994
The policy of Northeastern University (Massachusetts) to actively recruit and promote openly gay and lesbian employees has provoked heated debate. Some criticize the policy as providing special privileges to homosexuals and violating the spirit of affirmative action; others see it as a logical step in ending discrimination. (MSE)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, College Faculty, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 1981
This report is a response to a congressional mandate to study racial and ethnic discrimination in federally-assisted programs for older persons. The two-phase study includes a case study analysis of selected cities to assess whether minorities are employed in federal programs for older persons and the extent to which older minorities receive…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Age Discrimination, Case Studies, Civil Rights
Braveman, Marilyn – 1978
An explanation of the Bakke case, traditional admissions procedures, current trends and descriptions of six highly selective current programs and their admissions criteria are presented. In the Bakke case, the Supreme Court held that universities may not set quotas, i.e., reserve fixed numbers of places for blacks or members of other minority…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, College Admission
Hammond, Peirce; Adelman, Clifford – 1980
This document provides a review of the postsecondary and adult education activities (both current and planned) sponsored by the National Institute of Education's (NIE) three major program units. The first section focuses on activities of the Program on Educational Policy and Organization, including activities of the Postsecondary Organization and…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Affirmative Action
