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Mission Incomplete: Affirmative Action Policies and Indiana University Bloomington's Minoritized Student Recruitment and Retention Programs
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Sharp, Sacha – American Educational History Journal, 2020
The purpose of this historical examination is to first understand the context of United States affirmative action legislation and its importance. It provides a spotlight on Indiana University Bloomington (IUB) during the civil rights movement and what led to the creation of policies that would forever impact the institutional makeup of IUB.…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Educational Policy, College Students, Minority Group Students
A Comprehensive and Practical Approach to Policy Guidance: The Office for Civil Rights' Role in Education during the Obama Administration
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Lewis, Maria M.; Garces, Liliana M.; Frankenberg, Erica – Educational Researcher, 2019
As the federal entity in charge of enforcing civil rights law, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) plays a critical role in addressing the vast inequities that exist in U.S. education. Through an analysis of the policy guidance OCR issued for a number of areas during the Obama administration, we illustrate the agency's…
Descriptors: Public Agencies, Civil Rights, Agency Role, Law Enforcement
Examining the Paradox between Dismantling "De Jure" Segregation and Affirmative Action: Implications from Contemporary Higher Education Case Law
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Boykin, Tiffany Fountaine; Palmer, Robert T. – Journal of Negro Education, 2016
The racial diversification of America's higher education system has been at the forefront of legal argument for the last seventy-five years. Ground-breaking decisions birthed the inclusion of affirmative action policies in higher education after the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In recent years, both the utility and constitutionality…
Descriptors: School Segregation, Racial Segregation, Affirmative Action, Higher Education