Discusses the issues surrounding affirmative action and racial preference policies. Includes interviews with civil rights lawyers, researchers, professors, and members of Congress. Suggests that even without specific quotas, businesses, advertisers, and institutions will strive for diversity in their workforces. (JOW)

Discusses diversity in the workforce and examines methods of managing diversity efforts, including the use of appropriate interventions. The relationship of managing diversity to Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity programs is considered; and an upcoming series of articles on diversity is described. (two references) (LRW)

Introduces a theme issue that includes a collection of articles on work being done to prevent movement backward in efforts to gain equal educational opportunity for minority group students, discussing affirmative action, racial discrimination and bias, and equity in higher education (with a focus on California's efforts to roll back affirmative…

Describes how the dean of undergraduate admission at the University of Michigan brings both passion and pragmatism to his position, valuable assets as the university fights two lawsuits in its struggle to retain its affirmative action-friendly admission policies. (EV)

All parents go through a rite of passage when their children turn 18, a time when, in most states, children are recognized as adults. These 18-year-old adults can now enter into contracts, live where they want, and make their own medical and educational decisions, including quitting school, if they so choose. For parents of children with special…

In two recent cases involving the University of Michigan (Gratz v. Bollinger and Gruttinger v. Bollinger), the Supreme Court examined whether race should be allowed to play an explicit role in the admission decisions of schools. The arguments made in support of affirmative action admission policies in these cases and others raise two fundamental…

Many diversity courses in psychology originally aimed to reduce student racial bias and raise their awareness of racism. However, quantitative data testing the effectiveness of such courses are lacking. This study assessed a required diversity course's effectiveness in raising awareness of White privilege and racism; increasing support for…

The gap between Blacks and Whites in educational outcomes has narrowed dramatically over the past 60 years, but progress stopped around 1990. The author reviews research suggesting that increasing the quantity and quality of schooling can play a powerful role in overcoming racial inequality. To achieve that goal, he reasons, our knowledge of best…

The question addressed in this petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court is "When only a small fraction of thousands of applicants can be admitted, does the equal protection clause forbid a state university professional school faculty from voluntarily seeking to counteract effects of generations of pervasive discrimination…

Summarized is Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 which required any company with a U.S. government contract over $2,500 to take affirmative action toward hiring the handicapped. (LS)

Describes a program that replaced trail-and-error hiring with a reliable and effective approach that includes recruitment, placement, and promotion for qualified disabled employees. Emphasis was placed on avoiding stereotypes in dealing with the handicapped. (Author/IRT)

Colleges should provide positive action and remediation for minority students rather than providing leniency for these students. (RC)

Affirmative action legislation has made a difference in the job climate. The difference is affecting younger women most strongly, but older women are also being affected. (Author/IRT)

A satirical account of individualized instruction and affirmative action. (DC)

Discusses the relationship between affirmative action and the opportunities for black faculty members in white-dominated universities. Outlines legislative and bureaucratic support for equal opportunities and cites implication for the future. (Author/MK)