The facts of the Bakke case, points of agreement and disagreement, and implications are addressed. Although the case technically involves only the validity of denying Bakke admission to medical school in 1974, it has become a class action for the decision of large questions of constitutional law with possible enormous impact on higher education…

This paper provides an analysis by three black leaders of how the law, the nation, and the church agencies have responded to liberation issues in recent years. Victor M. Goode analyzes the role and status of blacks under the law from the Scott v. Sandford decision in 1857 through the dismantling of the formal structures of slavery and the modern…

Efforts to implement affirmative action programs will not be effective until alternatives to the traditional use of standardized tests in admissions, grading, and tracking are considered. These test scores are used in college admissions to predict college grades. Some kind of selective admissions process is needed, but admissions procedures should…

Titles VI and IX require coeducational physical education classes and equity in athletic offerings and coaches' salaries, and prohibit sex discrimination in public schools. In New Jersey, compliance with the law is in the best educational interest of both male and female students. Educators leading intramural and interscholastic athletics programs…

This report presents information drawn from a two-part study undertaken by the College of Communications and Fine Arts at Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) as part of that university's affirmative action efforts with regard to recruiting and hiring minority group members and females. The first chapter of the report presents the background…

An investigation concerning management of faculty at a major research university during 1977-78 was designed to identify and measure costs associated with federal affirmative action or equal employment opportunity guidelines and to analyze the financial impact of the guidelines on the institution. A cost-generating procedure was developed to…

The passage of education legislation extending equal rights to women precipitated a series of court cases testing the rights of women to participate in high school athletic programs. These court decisions have resulted in fundamental changes in the operation, organization, and administration of athletic programs within many school districts. A…

In response to Federal and State laws that prohibit employment discrimination, the California State Personnel Board (SPB) instituted a series of programs and projects designed to overcome underrepresentation and underutilization of minority group members and women in civil service jobs. A subcommittee of the California Advisory Committee to the…

This directory was prepared for personnel directors and school superintendents seeking to recruit and hire minority professionals in education. A list is provided of predominantly white institutions with at least twenty percent enrollment of minority students, including Spanish surnamed and American Indian. Historically black schools are listed as…

An experimental project at the University of Texas at Austin, which was designed to increase the participation of minorities and women in educational research and related work, is described. The project brings together individuals who are at the post-doctoral and pre-doctoral level to cooperatively work on research questions. The project model…

This booklet contains an edited transcript of a visit by the black civil rights leader to the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in May 1978. Reverend Jackson addresses issues that go beyond the freedoms won in the civil rights movement toward the goals of educational and economic parity for all Americans. AEI scholars and fellows,…

This paper addresses the issue of affirmative action and emphasizes the positive aspects of the ongoing battle for racial justice. It is argued that despite pessimism, opposition, distortions, and continuing discrimination against blacks, civil rights enforcement continues to make significant progress. It is also pointed out that those individuals…

Although there are many reasons for why women are so scarce in top positions in education, including top positions in the Education Division of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, a primary one is sex discrimination in hiring and promotion. Women are discouraged, in the Education Division, and elsewhere in the profession, from…

The collective bargaining agreement between the University of Connecticut and the University of Connecticut Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: recognition of the chapter; academic freedom; governance; nondiscrimination; affirmative action plans and procedures;…

Information is presented to assist Hawaii employers in developing affirmative action plans as required for federal contract compliance. In the first section, information is provided on the ramifications of geographical area coverage, the sources for the attached statistical data, the definition of manpower resources, and the availability of this…