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Davenport, Elizabeth K.; Howard, Betty; Harrington Weston, Sonja – Alabama Journal of Educational Leadership, 2018
Some of the nation's most prominent colleges and universities have abandoned their affirmativeaction-based admission policies and adopted race-neutral affirmative action as a result of twolawsuits against the University of Michigan, which threaten the availability of undergraduate andgraduate program access to applicants of color. In this article,…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Court Litigation, College Admission, Universities
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Paguyo, Christina H.; Moses, Michele S. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2011
This article explores how race-conscious education policy is interpreted in the political landscape of a "postracial" America. Based on a qualitative media analysis of the press coverage surrounding Amendment 46, an antiaffirmative action initiative, we examine language, statistics, and messages leveraged by advocates and critics of the…
Descriptors: Race, Democracy, Affirmative Action, Educational Opportunities
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Farley, Amy N.; Gaertner, Matthew N.; Moses, Michele S. – Harvard Educational Review, 2013
In this article, Amy N. Farley, Matthew N. Gaertner, and Michele S. Moses examine the use of ballot initiatives as a particularly attractive form of direct democracy for opponents of affirmative action in higher education. Building on previous scholarship, the authors question whether anti-affirmative ballot initiatives validly reflect voters'…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Voting, Activism, Democracy
Gaertner, Matthew N. – Association for Institutional Research (NJ1), 2011
In November, 2008, Colorado and Nebraska voted on amendments that sought to end race-based affirmative action at public universities. In anticipation of the vote, Colorado's flagship public institution--The University of Colorado at Boulder (CU)--explored statistical approaches to support class-based affirmative action. This paper details CU's…
Descriptors: Race, Universities, Income, Overachievement
Wiedeman, Reeves – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
Supporters of affirmative action may have finally found a way to defeat state ballot measures that would ban such programs: Latch onto an inspirational presidential candidate with piles of cash and an unprecedented voter-turnout machine. Those activists won a narrow victory in Colorado this month, when 50.7 percent of voters made the state the…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Voting, Citizen Participation, Political Attitudes
Wiedeman, Reeves – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
This article reports that a state ballot measure to ban affirmative-action programs based on race, gender, and national origin at public colleges and other state agencies was defeated. Colorado voters narrowly rejected such a referendum last week by a razor-thin margin that took two days to become official. Voters in Nebraska, however, took the…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Educational Finance, Affirmative Action, Elections
Gaertner, Matthew Newman – ProQuest LLC, 2011
In November, 2008, Colorado and Nebraska voted on amendments that sought to end race-based affirmative action at public universities in those states. In anticipation of the vote, the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU) explored statistical approaches to support class-based (i.e., socioeconomic) affirmative action. This dissertation introduces…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Admission, Public Colleges, Higher Education
Schmidt, Peter – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007
Critics of affirmative action announced last week efforts to get bans on racial and ethnic preferences on the ballots in four states--Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, and Oklahoma--as part of a plan to thrust the issue into the national spotlight in the November 2008 elections. Ward Connerly, the prominent anti-affirmative-action activist who played a…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Activism, Public Colleges, College Admission
Schafer, Susan P. – 1984
This manual is designed for the equity professional who wishes to increase the participation of women and minority groups in leadership roles in athletics. The model was developed by Educators for Athletic Equity (EAE) and provides a data and knowledge base necessary for implementing a successful athletic equity project. The specific goals…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Athletics, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Females
Trombley, William, Ed. – National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2004
"National CrossTalk" is a publication of the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. The National Center promotes public policies that enhance opportunities for quality education and training beyond high school. The primary purpose of "National CrossTalk" is to stimulate informed discussion and debate of higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Affirmative Action, Court Litigation, Athletics
Velez, William Yslas; Fernandez, Celestino – 1978
The study documented the college and university hiring practices in California, Colorado, and Texas between 1970 and 1977 and documented the experiences of Chicano and Native American scientists with respect to employment. Data were gathered through mail surveys--31 (a 62% return rate) for the first part of the study and 82 (a 55% return rate) for…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, American Indians, College Faculty, Colleges
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. Community Services Unit. – 1976
The purpose of this guide is to inform Colorado school districts of their responsibilities in providing equal educational opportunities to all students. By following the directions outlined here, a district can comply with state and federal regulations regarding sex discrimination, civil rights discrimination, and the rights of non-English…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Colorado State Colleges, Denver. Trustees. – 1974
Professional personnel policies for the state colleges in Colorado are outlined in this June 15, 1974 handbook. Specific regulations are presented with regard to: conditions of employment determined by law; endorsement of academic freedom; professional conduct; duties and responsibilities of the president; faculty rank; tenure; salary and…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrative Policy, Affirmative Action, College Faculty
Lerner, Robert; Nagai, Althea K. – 1997
This study examines the extent to which racial preferences are used in Colorado's 12 public colleges and universities and attempts to determine how the elimination of racial preferences would affect enrollment patterns in these schools. It uses actual admissions data from the State Commission on Higher Education. Detailed analysis shows that all…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Affirmative Action, Asian American Students, Black Students
Goggans, E. Patricia; Lawrence, Dorothy – 1980
This document is one of three publications designed to establish guidelines for the elimination of sex bias and sex stereotyping and the establishment of sex fairness in vocational education programs in Colorado. Intended as a general reference, it provides background information about the problem and supplies a rationale for the institution of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Definitions, Employed Women
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