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Not guilty! – study supports contention that, in most cases, affirmative action does not deny Whites access to higher education

The most ardent argument made against affirmative action is that it allows less qualified African American and Hispanic students to take seats away from more qualified White students.

July 11, 2007

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Thumbs down on the SAT – scholastic assessment test

SAN FRANCISCO Echoing the recommendation of a Latino task force that the SAT requirement for admission to the University of California (UC) be dropped, several speakers at the fifty-third National Association for College Admission Counseling conference declared their opposition to standardized test requirements for college admission.

July 11, 2007

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The pace of racial progress on university failures

Recent articles and events have prompted discussion about the pace and amount of racial progress in our nation.

July 11, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Hostile words in Texas – campus rallies against University of Texas law professor

AUSTIN, Tex. Led by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, about 10,000 students rallied last month to protest comments by a White University of Texas law-school professor who said African Americans and Hispanics cannot compete academically with Whites. University of Texas officials have criticized Professor Lino Graglia for his remarks, but say he will not be disciplined.

July 11, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Hostile words in Texas – campus rallies against University of Texas law professor

AUSTIN, Tex. Led by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, about 10,000 students rallied last month to protest comments by a White University of Texas law-school professor who said African Americans and Hispanics cannot compete academically with Whites. University of Texas officials have criticized Professor Lino Graglia for his remarks, but say he will not be disciplined.

July 11, 2007

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A measurement of what?; although “reliably constant,” experts say standardized test scores are often misunderstood and misused – related articles on college tests – Cover Story

Earlier this year at a gathering with members of the press, the presidents of a handful of top research universities were discussing their commitment to diversity. As if with one voice they said standardized test scores play only a small part in their admissions process. Their institutions, they pronounced, are virtually disinterested in SAT and ACT scores.

July 11, 2007

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Doing what had to be done. The integrated military seen as model for society – Special Report: The Integrated Military – 50 Years

In the almost fifty years since President Harry S. Truman ordered the desegregation of the military, the United States armed forces have fostered equal opportunity on a scale that few other institutions have matched.

July 11, 2007

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Cause for Action

Advocates for a more inclusive legal profession are worried about the decline in Black law student enrollment

July 11, 2007

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Cause for Action

Advocates for a more inclusive legal profession are worried about the decline in Black law student enrollment

July 11, 2007

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Anti-affirmative Action Group Accuses Oakland Airport of Violating Prop. 209

OAKLAND Calif. A lawsuit claims concession contracts at Oakland International Airport are being awarded in violation of a voter-approved law banning preference given based on race, gender or ethnicity.

July 10, 2007

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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

Students

Clouded optimism: graduate and professional degree rate among minorities outpaces that of whites, but experts predict surge will end if affirmative action backlash continues – Special Report: Top 100 Graduate & Professional Degree Producers

The numbers of African Americans earning graduate degrees at American colleges and universities from 1991 to 1995 increased at rates more than double the general graduate student population.

July 10, 2007