Disparate impact is the dubious approach to civil rights enforcement that claims that an entirely neutral policy that does not discriminate on its face, is not intended to discriminate, and does not actually treat individuals differently based on their race still constitutes illegal racial discrimination if it has a "disproportionate"…

The "Bakke" decision marked a turning point in higher education. Tested again most recently in "Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin," affirmative action policy remains in place even as the Roberts Court shakes its foundation by demanding a degree of administrative oversight not pursued by previous Courts. In spite of…

In 2009, the U.S. Department of Education distributed $2,500,000 via a competitive grant program, the Technical Assistance for Student Assignment Plans, to 11 school districts. The grants and their local effects provide an opportunity to examine the new politics of diversity in public education. Participants cited a wide range of conceptions of…

Argues that the recent EEOC proposal to abandon using hiring goals and timetables to settle discrimination suits would decimate Federal commitment to affirmative action policies. Reexamines the musunderstood circumstances surrounding the Bakke case and the evolution of civil rights and affirmative action policies to support his case. (ETS)

In this booklet, papers presented at a 1978 conference on the implications of the Supreme Court's ruling in the Bakke case are reprinted. The issue of the constitutionality of special admissions programs for minority applicants is considered and related policy problems facing educators and political leaders are examined. The future of admissions…

Considers the Supreme Court Brown and Bakke decisions the results of socioeconomic influences rather than of moral imperative. Discusses social conditions as influences on judicial processes, economic conditions in the United States when the decisions were made, and the effects of the decisions on school desegregation, educational competition, and…