This book provides a comprehensive description of the federal government's relationship with higher education and how that relationship became so expansive and indispensable over time. Drawing from constitutional law, social science research, federal policy documents, and original interviews with key policy insiders, the author explores the U.S.…

There is presently an international trend toward egalitarianism in postsecondary education. It is not known where the trend started, but all over the world a new receptivity to the extension of educational opportunity has gained a sturdy foothold among educators and public officials. This document reviews the current trend toward education for the…

Reports on conflicts between student religious groups and college nondiscrimination policies concerning homosexuality. Incidents involved the student Christian Fellowship chapters at Tufts University (Massachusetts) and Middlebury College (Vermont). Conflict focuses on freedom of religion versus the institution's right to withhold funding from…

This article presents a case study of political action leading to passage of the Sex Equity in Education Act in California in 1982. Project ARISE (Assistance in Regulatory Implementation of Sex Equity) designed model regulations to be used in developing official regulations by education agencies is described. (MT)

Discusses discrimination on the basis of sex in public and private school athletics. Writer concludes that such discrimination is violative of Fourteenth Amendment guarantees but also of the provisions within Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

For some time now, democratization of education has been prominent in the concerns of educators throughout the world, particularly in respect of the need of individuals and groups to highlight their identity and assert their role in society. Education is the means to facilitate this identification and this assertion. Democratization must now move…

The shift from male-defined to gender-balanced education over the past 15 years is described by examining how the social movement for sex equity and the new scholarship on women have interacted. Implications for future action and inquiry are suggested. (MT)

In order to learn more about the pattern and effects of fellowship competition on women, the Association of American Colleges undertook a survey of fellowship programs. Beginning in June 1972, 68 different fellowship programs sponsored by 28 government agencies, private organizations and foundations were asked to provide data on the numbers and…

This article describes initiatives taken recently by an English college of education, aimed at training teachers to be knowledgeable and skilled in providing equal educational opportunities for boys and girls. Other studies and theories of change are reviewed. Issues arising from the program are highlighted. (Author/MT)

Responds to nine common arguments against affirmative action, providing facts about each one. The arguments are that affirmative action is not needed; it is not working; it is not fair; it is not merit; it is reverse racism; it is group-think; it is quotas; it lowers self-esteem; and it provokes race consciousness. (SM)

The Office of Civil Rights is faced with a myriad of problems concerning discrimination on college campuses. The problems range from cases concerning racial discrimination to sex discrimination in both student body and faculty makeup. Therefore, a series of affirmative action plans have been stipulated for those colleges and universities who are…