The concept underlying affirmative action emerged in 1941, but resistance to it persists. Equity management is a form of leadership committed to diversity as a strength, not a weakness. Federal policy has led in this approach, and historically black colleges provide models. Higher education must now forge effective policies and practices. (MSE)

The article considers efforts to increase the number of minority persons, especially African Americans, earning doctoral degrees and describes the McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program at the University of Florida which has provided 167 doctoral fellowships. This program illustrates essential program components: aggressive recruitment; constant,…

Describes the effects of affirmative action on hiring practices in federal agencies dealing with American Indian issues. Indicates that the policy of Indian preference in the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Indian Health Service (IHS), begun during the mid-1960s, has had serious negative repercussions for personnel standards. (AF)

Summarizes the historical evolution of both the legal and moral arguments surrounding affirmative action in higher education. Discusses black higher education institutions and black scholars, desegregation and the Civil Rights Movement, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, admissions quotas, and the connection between law and educational policy. (MKA)

An examination of the debate over affirmative action policies in higher education finds that increasingly, conservative black scholars are opposing continuation of affirmative action. In addition, the movement is gaining credibility through the activities of conservative academic groups such as the National Association of Scholars. These groups…

Addresses speech codes, admissions policies, and curriculum reform as areas of great debate and complication as they relate to political correctness (PC). Although its main goal has been to increase diversity awareness on campus, the author posits PC has taken a superficial approach to complex debates. (JBJ)

Presents a study comparing the perceptions of minority and white academic affairs vice presidents regarding barriers and approaches to minority faculty recruitment and retention. Indicates that, although white administrators emphasized structural institutional barriers, minority administrators emphasized attitudinal barriers. Suggests that hiring…

The backlash against affirmative action has produced the myth of reverse discrimination in higher education, but every available indicator demonstrates that white males still do dramatically better than any other group. Blacks, Hispanic Americans, and women are still more likely to be off the tenure track. (SLD)

Selfishness has spawned a new breed of racism, driven by fear, fed by scarcity, and manifested through economic imperatives. California's Proposition 187 and Herrnstein and Murray's book "The Bell Curve" are built on racist foundations. Our current obsession with race is driven by an economy and an elitist social system that is…

Coalition-building among Black and Latino groups is an effective way of shaping public policy. Since the Civil Rights era, the groups have found common ground in issues and candidates at all levels. Nationally, coalitions have generally revolved around specific issues (affirmative action, education, anti-discrimination, census). As Latino…

Describes the disparate impact theory of discrimination, noting how its effect was recently on display in two high profile cases. Discusses the recent explosion of disparate impact lawsuits related to employment and education; examines why the disparate impact approach survives and thrives; explains the intent of disparate impact theory; and…

Race-sensitive admission policies prevail at most private colleges. Questions why more lawsuits have not challenged such policies, discussing difficulties in mounting lawsuits; legal differences between suing public and private institutions; the court's passion for private decision making; racial gaps in test scores at private institutions;…

These articles examine such issues as black student enrollments at the nation's highest-ranked colleges; how black law school enrollments will collapse under race-blind admissions; black faculty rankings at leading U.S. business schools; medical school deans defend affirmative action admissions; black teams and white coaches; science grants to…

This paper describes the college admission process through the conceptual lens of Dickason's (2001) phases of affirmative action. The first phase, obligatory affirmative action, describes the history of affirmative action and the impact on college admission. The second phase, voluntary affirmative action, describes University of West Florida's…

The college participation rates of African Americans and Latinos continue to lag behind those of other racial and ethnic groups in the United States, despite the efforts of financial aid and affirmative action policies. Two recent federal policies that are "work-first" in nature threaten to further exacerbate racial and ethnic…