Presents a report prepared by the Faculty Senate/Employee Executive Council Committee on Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity at the University of Oklahoma. Describes the legal basis for affirmative action; provides recommendations for improving equal employment opportunities at the University; and discusses long-term, effective use…

Presents results of a survey that asked college students their opinions regarding race relations on their campuses, affirmative action, integration strategies, interracial dating, and curriculum dealing with the civil rights issues of the 1960s. (GC)

Notes that the purpose of this paper is not to prove that women are capable of performing in the public service and employment arena, but to prove that discrimination does, in fact, exist despite government claims of equal employment opportunity. (Author/AM)

Reprinted from "We'll Do it Ourselves: Combating Sexism in Education," published in 1974 by the Student Committee, Study Commission on Undergraduate Education and the Education of Teachers, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska. (JM)

Most of the changes that take place in an inclusionary philosophy that opens the corporation to all kinds of employees will pay for themselves many times over in tangible as well as intangible benefits to the company. (Author/IRT)

The impact of collective bargaining and EEO programs on the personnel officer in colleges and universities was studied in a mail survey of 300 full-time personnel officers. The possible consequences that impact may have for other groups within the institutions was also examined. (LBH)

This thesis discusses the evolution, development, and future of affirmative action in government. Executive Order 11246 formally created affirmative action in 1965 as a remedy for underuse of minorities and women in the workplace and classroom. Many private businesses believe government organizations promote diversity and social equity. Many local…

This legal document asserts that the judgement of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Grutter v. Bollinger (No. 02-241) and the order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in Gratz v. Bollinger (No. 02-516) should be affirmed. This brief, filed by five highly selective private universities…

This publication describes "race-neutral" programs being implemented across the United States to work toward diversity in higher education without granting preferences based on race and ethnicity. Educational institutions will find that there are dozens of race-neutral options available and that the early results of these programs are…

This book examines legal cases and related literature emerging from three academic practices: affirmative action in college admissions, the enforcement of hate speech codes, and the tenure of faculty of color. It considers these cases as cultural texts, revealing the role of courts and universities in circulating dominant discourses on race. By…

This paper investigates factors influencing the emergence of a new ethnic identity for Asian Americans, replete with academic achievement and professional success. While Asian Americans were once considered "unassimilable heathens," they have been transformed from "cruel, enemy aliens" to "industrious, quiet, law-abiding…

In reaction to the "Hopwood v. Texas" decision, which declared the use of race in college admissions illegal, Texas created a percentage plan that guaranteed admission to students who graduate within a specified percentile of their high school class. Under the Texas plan, any student graduating in the top 10% of his or her high school…

Affirmative action remains one of the most controversial of social policies in complex democracies. Altman and Promise (1995), in their article entitled "Affirmative Action: The Law of Unintended Consequences," focuses on the phenomenon that almost every action of government, no matter how well intentioned, has unexpected results. They suggest…

This report discusses non-sports-related Title IX complaints filed with the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) from 1993-1997. Its purpose is to dispel the popular belief that Title IX is a sports-equity law and to determine the effectiveness of the legislation. The document examines the kinds of complaints filed, the status…

This study is an attempt to bring together research examining diversity initiatives in curriculum and co-curriculum with research on race-based policies, specifically the policy of affirmative action in college admissions. The study attempted to identify and confirm unique background characteristics, beliefs, and predispositions that students…