Reviews the need for affirmative action goals in effective equal employment opportunity programs, and discusses the confusion caused by the Reagan Administration's opposition to numerical objectives as established in the Supreme Court's 1979 Weber decision. (SK)

A theory that postulates that women and minorities have a claim against White males in saying that, due to past discrimination, these groups are entitled to special admission regardless of academic merit offers more discrimination to redress prior discrimination. (JN)

Senator Orrin Hatch argues that affirmative action is illegal, immoral, and won't work. (IRT)

Asserting that the end of affirmative action at the University of California Berkeley Law School crushes the aspirations of minorities and prevents whites from appreciating why diversity is so important, a Boalt graduate and immigration lawyer explains why everyone loses when affirmative action is cast aside. (EV)

Committees can be effective in helping accomplish organizational goals including affirmative action and non-discrimination goals. The most effective affirmative action committees are proactive and assertive. (MLW)

Explores changes affecting personnel testing and selection during past 20 years, noting that outcomes have often been antithesis of expressed or ostensible reason for change. Contends that some changes, designed to end discrimination, have institutionalized discriminatory practices as consequence of legitimizing methods of preferential treatment…

Urges community colleges to embrace community-based programing and accept the challenge of bringing diverse people together to work for the good of the larger community. (DMM)

Presents the opinions of a professor (the author) from the University of Michigan who leads the campaign against racial preferences in higher education, focusing on such topics as his feelings about the situation, why he challenged the university's admissions policies, peer reactions to his efforts, the reaction of black students in his classes,…

Analyzes the history of affirmative action admissions at the University of California. Focuses on two themes: first, the historical development of UC admissions; second, the debate over affirmative action. Considers problems in balancing the social contract with the idea of a meritocracy, race and affirmative action as a counterbalance, and the…

For more than four decades, universities have used affirmative-action policies to increase the participation of U.S.-born women and members of minority groups in higher education, where traditionally they have been under-represented. Yet those policies, often applied in decisions about which students to admit and which faculty members to hire,…

Throughout the 20th century, one of the central debates pertaining to postsecondary education has been about the concept of merit. Who deserves to go to college? The answer to that question goes to the heart of various policies that have been developed, changed, and debated. Perhaps no other policy has drawn more prominence and criticism than that…

What role does compassion play in one's work? In the author's organization, the word "compassion" has been mostly linked to their values, mission, and programs. She has generally understood the concept of compassion as a deep feeling of empathy that flows from oneself towards others during certain situations and conditions. In her mind, "having…

Provides an overview of three significant Supreme Court decisions involving challenges to affirmative action plans. Considers their implications for affirmative actions in public employment. (LHW)

Introduces this special issue, which initiates a dialogue on Black employment opportunities in an effort to redress the racial imbalance and the weaknesses in the data often brought to bear on social problems. (PS)

Questions whether racism by individuals plays as large a part in job discrimination as Pettigrew and Martin suggest. Disagrees with Braddock and McPartland's recommendation that new federal regulations are needed to force employers to improve their employment practices. (PS)