Presents a formula for determining catch-up time in cases of alleged discrimination in education, work, and other situations. Defines "catch-up time" as the number of years that would be required for a specific subgroup in the general population to assume a desired proportion of the total composition of the targeted group. (KH)

Discusses the relationship between affirmative action and the opportunities for black faculty members in white-dominated universities. Outlines legislative and bureaucratic support for equal opportunities and cites implication for the future. (Author/MK)

Discusses legal and legislative decisions, Department of Education mandates, and other events that are relevant to race and sex desegregation throughout the nation. Briefly updates desegregation news from 36 states and the District of Columbia. (MK)

A review of literature revealed three groups of scholars expressing concern regarding the Bakke decision: (1) those who agree with the decision; (2) those who disagree with the decision, contending that the state must remedy past societal discrimination; and, (3) those who felt the court was too vague and chose an accommodationist approach.…

Reports on a 1984 Aspen Institute conference which addressed the misrepresentation and gross underrepresentation of Blacks in the mass media. Reviews the conference's extensive recommendations regarding what mass media organizations, Blacks, and other citizens should do to redress this problem. (GC)

A special committee to boost the hiring of blacks in coaching and sports administration was formed by the NCAA. The committee will collect data on minority employment and identify ways to increase the pool of black coaches and administrators. (MLW)

Describes five steps in establishing standards for equity programs: (1) specify affirmative action-equal opportunity objectives; (2) think through expected outcomes; (3) validate priority statements and expected outcomes; (4) specify categories within institution to be affected by standards; and (5) review priorities and objectives that guided…

Summarizes the judicial justification for affirmative action. Summarizes the 1973 and 1983 American Association of University Professors' statements and recommendations on affirmative action in higher education. Addresses the state of affirmative action in academe in the 1990s. Argues that, although some progress has been made, more needs to be…

This paper briefly summarizes issues in affirmative action covered by the conference papers preceding it in the same volume. First, the definition of affirmative action adopted by the United Nations at an international convention in 1969 is reviewed. Based on this definition, the countries covered in the conference papers are classified as…

Demonstrates how the concept of "affirmative action" evolved from a vague reference to remedial actions to specific programs involving numerical hiring and seniority arrangements. Focuses on the legal/governmental definition of affirmative action and indicates some of the reasons for the changing definitions. (PS)

Presents the United States Supreme Court's decisions in Wygant v. the Jackson Board of Education and in International Association of Firefighters v. City of Cleveland. Explores the decisions' more general applications to voluntary affirmative action plans. (PS)

Presents a history of the numerical basis of federal affirmative action programs. Focuses particularly on the Philadelphia Plan and congressional activity since the mid-1960s. Argues that numbers have played a necessary role in attempts to alleviate racial discrimination. (KH)

Many Asian Americans are accusing elite colleges, including the University of California system and Harvard University, of setting admission quotas. Colleges blame high school counselors for failing to encourage Asian students to develop verbal skills and to participate in extracurricular activities. (FMW)

Refutes several myths about women and job commitment; discusses why women work and how they become job-committed. Tells how human resources development and personnel policy can help individuals become job-committed. (CH)

Provides a brief overview of the work of the Department of Justice in eliminating discrimination by public employers. Discusses four 1986 Supreme Court decisions about the permissible scope of affirmative action. The decisions indicate that affirmative action programs must use affirmative action in recruitment, training and outreach. (PS)