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Diaz, Idris M. – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1997
Three landmark Supreme Court cases concerning affirmative action and racial discrimination within higher education institutions, and their interrelationships, are discussed: Hopwood vs. the State of Texas; Regents of the University of California vs. Bakke (1978); and Brown vs. Board of Education (1954). Treatment of the legal issues by the Center…
Descriptors: College Admission, Court Litigation, Diversity (Student), Educational History
Taylor, Ronald A. – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1996
After the appellate court decision in Hopwood versus State of Texas, overturning racial preference in law school admissions, supporters of continued affirmative action policy in higher education are finding conservatives on the offensive and a chilly climate for broad access, but are not planning an aggressive counterattack for fear of negative…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Affirmative Action, College Administration, Court Litigation
