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Poised on the Precipice: The Michigan Cases and Affirmative Action in Higher Education.
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Springer, Ann D. – 2003
This review comments on the recent class action suits in Michigan related to affirmative action and college admission. It reviews related cases and the legal basis for the Supreme Court decisions that are expected to have widespread effects. Affirmative action plans exist at all levels of government and business, and a broad ruling invalidating…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Admission, Court Litigation, Higher Education
Affirming Diversity at Michigan
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Springer, Ann D. – Academe, 2003
In its much-anticipated review of affirmative action, the Supreme Court upheld the educational importance of diversity. Amid great controversy, confusion, and debate, the U.S. Supreme Court this June issued its much-anticipated decisions in two University of Michigan cases addressing affirmative action in higher education admissions. The Court was…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Benefits, Affirmative Action, Student Diversity