The central purpose of the conference was to present and discuss judicial decisions and trends and their implications for and applications to the posture of academic decision making. The issues of concern were questioned and examined not from a philosophical or sociological point of view but in light of court decisions and precedents. The document…

In 1970, the Spanish Speaking Program was launched as the Sixteen-Point Program to increase the number of Hispanic employees in the Federal Service. It functioned as part of the government-wide Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program. In 1973 the U.S. Civil Service Commission's Federal Personnel Manual required agencies to take specific actions…

To collect data for this study, a total of 279 questionnaires were mailed to school superintendents selected from a stratified random sample of public school districts in Texas. A total of 238, or 86 percent, of the questionnaires was returned. The study was designed (1) to describe some of the factors that directly affect the administration of…

A computerized Affirmative Action Data Collection and Reporting System was implemented at the University of Cincinnati to assist in monitoring the progress of the University's Affirmative Action program. The benefits derived from the system were definitely a contributing factor in the University's successful attempt to have its Affirmative Action…

Presented is a compilation of The Developmental Disabilities Services and Facilities Construction Act (P.L. 91-517) and its amendment, the Developmentally Disabled Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (P.L. 94-103). The document contains three sections: an index to the developmental disabilities law as amended; the compiled legislation; and the Joint…

Scant research is available on the environmental constraints in the educational setting that inhibit women from obtaining high-level administrative positions, or on potentially effective change strategies. As part of a symposium defining research needs, this paper presents baseline data on the black woman administrator and analyzes the…

Discusses implementation of an affirmative action plan from the standpoint of the personnel office, recommending centralization of the recruitment and selection process, education of the academic community, and enlistment of their involvement in rectifying their own practices. (JT)

The Director of Affirmative Action Programs, Georgetown University, outlines the kinds of personnel policy questions an institutional manager needs to consider and the items to be discussed and confirmed during on-site visits of Federal monitors. (Editor/JT)

This article describes specific areas in education which have been problematic over the last 18 years and discusses ways in which the collective bargaining process was able to cope with them. (Author/EB)

Discusses personnel profession's increased responsibilities which are due to (1) consolidation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, (2) labor law reform, (3) privacy legislation, (4) social security legislation, (5) open retirement, (6) medical plan costs, (7) codetermination, (8) labor scarcity, (9) top management compensation, and…

Choosing from among the many who are qualified in order to achieve, among other things, the racial and ethnic diversity so important to our institutions, cannot be left to chance. There are many ways to achieve diversity, but race must be specifically considered in choosing a student body. (Author/EB)

Only after the Supreme Court has made clear that experimentation with racially discriminatory programs is not permissible will there be the impetus to develop admission procedures that are both nondiscriminatory and humanitarian. (Author/EB)

Suggests procedures for complying with affirmative action policies and for handling job applicants in the language profession with fairness, courtesy, and respect. (AM)

Warns against the standardization of education, the tendency for professors to become "civil servants, bought with a price", and the possibility that education will be reduced to what the average politician (or voter) "can understand and approve". (Editor)

Problems of affirmative action programs in labeling minority group students as such are discussed from the viewpoint of a Mexican American who does not think of himself as disadvantaged but who was given special consideration and opportunities due to his label. (LBH)