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Download full textKamhi, Michelle Marder – Academic Questions, 2021
"Systemic racism" implies that racist policies are embedded in laws and institutions. That claim is patently false as evidenced by Americans having elected a biracial president for two terms and, more recently, a biracial vice president--not to mention blacks serving in the cabinet, in the highest ranks of the armed services, and in…
Descriptors: Racial Bias, Art Education, Affirmative Action, Educational Policy
Direct linkHeriot, Gail – Academic Questions, 2011
The assumption behind the fierce competition for admission to elite colleges and universities is clear: The more elite the school one attends, the brighter one's future. That assumption, however, may well be flawed. The research examined recently by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights provides strong reason to believe that attending the most…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Civil Rights, Physicians, Affirmative Action
Pell, Terence J. – Academic Questions, 2007
The idea that lawsuits can move a public as well as a legal agenda is not new. In recent years, conservatives have brought high profile lawsuits designed both to vindicate the rights of an individual plaintiff and to educate the public about an important issue. For example, lawsuits filed nearly 10 years ago against the University of Michigan's…
Descriptors: Race, Civil Rights, Affirmative Action, Court Litigation
Thernstrom, Abigail – Academic Questions, 2003
On 23 June 2003, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two rulings on the constitutionality of race preferences in university admissions. The cases in question both involved the University of Michigan and were designated Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter v. Bollinger. The Michigan rulings were a stunning triumph for race preferences, from…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Constitutional Law, Race, Affirmative Action
La Noue, George R. – Academic Questions, 2003
Given the overwhelming popular appeal of merit-based college admissions, George La Noue advocates a new transparency in how colleges and universities select their students. He has some suggestions about how colleges might comply with court-mandated requirements for case-by-case evaluations. He also provides hints from which NAS members might…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Admission, Admission Criteria, Competitive Selection
La Noue, George R. – Academic Questions, 2003
Advocates of racial preferences from the Harvard Civil Rights Project have criticized an initiative designed to provide race-neutral admissions to universities in Florida. George La Noue rejects their criticism, which, he says, confuses the definitions of affirmative action, establishes nonexistent criteria, and ignores crucial elements that…
Descriptors: Race, Civil Rights, Affirmative Action, Admission Criteria
