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Supreme Court of the U. S., Washington, DC. – 1977
The main question of this case is whether Allan Bakke was denied the equal protection of the laws in contravention of the 14th Amendment, solely because of his race, as the result of a racial quota admission policy. A statement of the case which reviews pertinent data such as the admission procedure of the medical school, Bakke's interview and…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Equal Education
Supreme Court of the U. S., Washington, DC. – 1977
The Regents of the University of California present the following argument with regard to their medical school admissions policy at the Davis campus: The central issue presented by this case is whether the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution forbids a state professional school to take account of race in admissions to remedy the…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Supreme Court of the U. S., Washington, DC. – 1977
The Regents of the University of California present the following as part of their argument with regard to the Supreme Court case concerning minority group admissions policies at the Davis medical school: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 leaves State universities receiving Federal funds free to provide more nearly equal educational…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Court Litigation
Supreme Court of the U. S., Washington, DC. – 1977
A petition was brought by the Regents of the University of California against Allan Bakke, contending that the Davis campus medical school program is in compliance with constitutional law. The University's argument for the case is presented in this document. The history of racial discrimination in medical education is reviewed. The characteristics…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
New York State Library, Albany. Legislative and Government Services. – 1978
The Regents of the University of California v. Bakke case in the U.S. Supreme Court and background information on the previous cases in California are presented. Allan Bakke is a white male who applied to the Davis medical school in both 1973 and 1974 and was refused admission even though admission slots under the college's special admissions…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, College Admission
McCormack, Wayne, Ed. – 1978
An analysis is presented of the "Bakke" decision and the several opinions of the Supreme Court Justices. The principal issue presented by the case is whether a higher education institution using a selective admission program may adjust that program by giving explicit preference to qualified members of identified racial or ethnic groups…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, College Admission
Adamson, Bill – 1978
The Bakke case raised profound and critical issues for America, and the results of the Supreme Court decision will extend far beyond flaws in medical admissions policies. The Bakke decision is an economic one, with which affirmative action programs are incompatible; affirmative action programs involve a degree of economic engineering that the…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Equal Education, Government Role
Holloway, Charles M. – 1978
During the summer of 1978 the College Board sponsored a series of six seminars throughout the United States to provide a forum for discussion of the Supreme Court's decision on the case of Regents of the University of California v. Allan Bakke. The first section of this report summarizes the discussions in the seminars, outlining the salient…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrators, Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action
Download full textBarksdale, Milton Kendall – 1977
In some respects, "discrimination'' is at the heart of the college admission process, and in the selection of students for graduate or professional programs, the application of admittance criteria becomes a matter with potential moral and legal ramifications. The practice of setting aside specific places for less-prepared applicants…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Constitutional Law
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. – 1979
Information on eleven conferences focusing on post-Bakke policy and sponsored by the American Council on Education for administrators of high-demand programs is presented. An introductory report by Todd Furniss ("Professional Education After Bakke") discusses the rationale for the conferences and examines some of the implications for…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrative Policy, Admission Criteria, Admission (School)
