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The enforcer: an interview with Raymond C. Pierce – civil rights chief at US Dept of Education – Interview

In a span of nearly four years, Raymond C. Pierce, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education, has supervised some 600 civil rights compliance reviews of school districts across the nation. His portfolio in higher education has included managing policy development on issues ranging from gender fairness in intercollegiate athletics to race-targeted scholarships to higher education desegregation.

July 10, 2007

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Loving life: the legacy of Betty Shabazz – Obituary

The first time I met Betty Shabazz I was, frankly, in open-mouthed awe of her. I sort of buzzed around her, hovered in her orbit, but didn’t say a word. She had been married to Malcolm X, I told myself. And after his assassination, she raised six daughters by herself. She earned a Ph.D. as an adult, and was running a major department at Medgar Evers College. The woman must be awesome, I told myself. So I watched and I wondered when and how I could approach her and share my admiration.

July 10, 2007

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Chat Transcripts (Unedited): “US Supreme Court and Desegregation”

See the full unedited transcript of our June 10, 2007 chat event, focusing on the Supreme Court’s recent ruling and its implications for equal access to education.

July 10, 2007

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Perspectives: What Parents v. Seattle Means for Colleges and Universities

The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District, though it steers clear of dismantling college and university admissions policies, has tremendous implications for those of us concerned about diversity in higher education. According to the new Supreme Court decision, K-12 schools have no authority to create racial balance in schools in order to assure that students are educated in a racially diverse environment.

July 8, 2007

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Surveying the battleground in the fight for access – equal opportunity in education cases

Forty-three years have passed since the Supreme Court issued its decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which desegregated the nation’s public schools, yet America’s war over equal educational opportunities continues to rage. And the most heated battles in recent years have centered around access to education at the postsecondary level.

July 7, 2007

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Equal opportunity officers seek ways to defend against attacks on affirmative action – affirmative action loses political support

Houston Waning political support for affirmative action poses new obstacles for advocates and equal opportunity officers, leaders of the American Association for Affirmative Action (AAAA) said here in April at their annual conference.

July 7, 2007

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi – excerpts from the Fifth US Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling in the case of Ayers v. Fordice

April 23, 1997 Before KING, JOLLY, and DENNIS–Circuit Judges. KING, Circuit Judge: This case concerns the obligation of the State of Mississippi and the other defendants to dismantle the system of de jure segregation that was maintained in public universities in Mississippi.

July 7, 2007

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Mississippi churning – court rulings on racial inequality in higher education in Mississippi – includes related articles on court rulings in the case of Ayers v. Fordice and precedence of Hopwood v. The State of Texas – Cover Story

After twenty-two years of continuous litigation in the federal courts, the legal battle that has engulfed Mississippi’s system of higher education, Ayers v. Fordice, appears to have no end in sight. Parties on both sides of the struggle have grown weary of the case, and some say they would like to strike an agreement that would end the protracted court battles and put desegregation efforts on a clear decisive course.

July 7, 2007

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Hopwood and Ayers v. Fordice: the beginning of the end? – legal implications of court rulings on desegregation in higher education

Over the years, courts have attempted to leave education to the educators. But with courts now taking the Hopwood approach, colleges could find themselves tangled in a legal web.

July 7, 2007

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Texas educators seek clarification on Hopwood decision

Austin, Texas As African American admissions at Texas’s elite public universities go into a free-fall because of the Hopwood ruling, a free-for-all has ensued over the interpretation of the court decision that ended affirmative action in higher education in the state.

July 7, 2007

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Private scholarships for minorities challenged

Annandale, Va. The latest assault on the higher education establishment’s affirmative action programs is over an obscure, $500 private scholarship for minority students at a community college in Northern Virginia.

July 7, 2007

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Title IX: does help for women come at the expense of African Americans?

Gender equity has created an intriguing set of circumstances in the world of college athletics.

July 6, 2007