By accepting two appeals on the voluntary use of race in assigning students to public schools, the U.S. Supreme Court will likely decide the constitutionality of widespread practices that school districts use to promote diversity. And the decision could affect schools in unforeseen ways. In both cases, parents of white children have challenged…

This article presents the Supreme Court's preview. As the 2005 term neared its June 30 end date, the Supreme Court, still adjusting to its first membership change in 11 years, had yet to decide dozens of cases that had defied quick resolution throughout the term. But with the last-minute release of seriously fractured decisions in many of the…

In this article, the author states that The University of Michigan has been at the forefront of efforts to create a campus learning environment in which all students, faculty, and staff feel respected and valued. In two widely publicized cases decided in 2003, the university defended its affirmative action policies before the U.S. Supreme Court on…

This paper explains people's preferences for ethnic and racial diversity in higher education through a model based on self-interest. Although all citizens from the majority group value diversity and their own education in the same way, their preferences for the level of diversity as well as the means of achieving it depend on their competitive…

Presents the Norwegian Ministry of Education's recommendations to the Council of Europe for reforming European education to prevent sex discrimination against women at the elementary and secondary levels. (AM)

Interviews of 30 women in the parks and recreation field centered on: (1) how their careers developed; (2) whether and how they have been discriminated against; and (3) advice they have for other career-minded women. Experiences and perceptions these women share and other aspects of their careers are presented. (CJ)

Describes New York Telephone's Ultimate Goals Opportunities program, which trains women for jobs in the technical management area of the company. (IRT)

Describes the effort the state of Alabama has exerted to construct and use content-oriented tests valid for ranking applicants for employment in the state merit system. (IRT)

Argues that inclusion is not an inherently moral principal. Proposes that on occasion, inclusion may clearly disagree with the principles of fairness. Explains it is critically important to distinguish between empirical arguments for inclusion and would be moral arguments. Concludes there are no compelling arguments for widespread policies of…

Discusses how two affirmative action cases before the Supreme Court involving a public university (the University of Michigan) are expected to also affect private colleges in terms of admissions and financial aid. (EV)

Describes how several key advocacy groups, working together, have played key roles in bringing the issue of race in college admissions to the Supreme Court. (EV)

Discusses why, in the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action in the University of Michigan cases, local institutions must work to apply the decision to meet their campuses' individual needs and restrictions. (EV)

Academic officials have begun taking stock of their admissions policies in light of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the University of Michigan admissions case. The survival of the use of race in college admissions has supporters breathing a little easier for the time being. (SLD)

Discusses the philosophy of John Rawls, asserting that although Rawls never wrote about affirmative action, his ideas are relevant to the issue. Rawls concentrated on "ideal theory," which he believed was the theory of what constituted a truly just society. He considered slavery and racial segregation paradigms of injustice. His ideal…

Examines the intersection of affirmative action with educational attainment based on meritorious achievement. Also highlights the confluence of affirmative action and educational mobility for graduating high school students. Seeks to frame conceptions of diversity from a historical perspective; address diversity in relation to educational, social,…