Public universities in Virginia, as in many states, have generally not paid much attention to diversity among their suppliers. For years, state expenditures for outside contracts went to the usual suspects--White contractors from well-established companies. Four years ago, former Governor Mark Warner, a progressive Democrat from the high…

Despite its relatively short history, policies connected with Affirmative Action have endured a controversial social, political, and legal past. Higher education has witnessed much of this controversy firsthand. Because the venue of many Affirmative Action battles has been waged within educational settings, faculty in higher education are uniquely…

Just as schools and colleges are starting to hire more black and female faculty members through affirmative action programs, there is a new battle cry on the civil rights front: "reverse discrimination." Qualified whites claim they are being shoved aside in the scramble for less-qualified blacks, Chicanos, American Indians, and members of other…

Describes how three prominent advocacy organizations are working to find and challenge any college program that serves only members of specific minority groups. (EV)

Describes how several key advocacy groups, working together, have played key roles in bringing the issue of race in college admissions to the Supreme Court. (EV)

Suggests that Bakke was not rejected because he was white or because of a minority program, but rather because he was not highly qualified and in addition possibly because of his age. (Author/AM)

Concludes that even though Federal legislation designed to equalize employment opportunities for all U.S. citizens has been enacted, the only group to enhance its employment status over the past ten years has been that of white males. (Author)

A federal judge has affirmed the legality of a scholarship program for black students at the University of Maryland at College Park, based on evidence of present effects of past discrimination provided by the university itself. (MSE)

Nathan Glazer's book "Affirmative Discrimination: Ethnic Inequality and Public Policy" is reviewed with a focus on the highly divisive nature of redistributive justice in America and its consequences. (DS)

This book examines the law and politics surrounding the Bakke case ("Regents of the University of California v. Bakke") and discusses the key arguments presented by both sides in the context of the current eroding public support for affirmative action. The goal is to elucidate the dynamics of U.S. Supreme Court decision making and…

This paper describes meetings of the American Indian Study Committee of the Wisconsin Legislative Council and background related to 1987 Assembly Bill 316 on the definition of "American Indian." This definition is relevant to qualification for minority group business preferences in state purchasing and state construction projects, the…

Following the desegregationists' victory in "Brown v. Board of Education" in 1954, there came a succession of gains for desegregation, until a new phenomenon developed in "Bakke v. Regents of University of California" in 1973. Since Bakke's grades and test scores were higher than those of some minority applicants admitted to…

Publications concerning employment discrimination and the implications of affirmative action programs for minorities, women, and the handicapped are cited. The citations are divided into three sections: (1) bibliographies, (2) books and pamphlets (including government publications), and (3) articles and speeches. Each section presents the…

Gives a brief overview of the three types of schools in India--government operated, government aided, and private schools. Discusses affirmative action programs for minorities and the Non-Formal Education program for children who have never attended school or have dropped out early. (CMG)

The CRitical Issue Bibliography (CRIB) Sheet describes resources related to affirmative action. The bibliography is divided into four sections designed to help provide a foundation for those implementing an affirmative action program or conducting research on this topic. Overview describes resources that describe the history of affirmative action,…