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Van Alstyne, Carol; And Others – Change, 1977
Focusing on glaring inequities, a national study of top-level college administrators destroys the comfortable illusion that these jobs and salaries are now fairly apportioned by race and sex. (Editor/LBH)
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Selection, Affirmative Action, College Administration
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Bensimon, Estela Mara; Soto, Marta – Change, 1997
Conflicts erupting on increasingly multicultural campuses indicate we can have diversity without building a multiracial democracy. A multiracial community requires citizens who understand that their views of reality may not match the reality of others and who possess cultural competence. Dismantling affirmative action and equal opportunity…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Change Strategies, Citizen Participation, College Environment
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Edley, Christopher, Jr. – Change, 1996
After Hopwood versus Texas, a court case in which race-conscious university admission was held unconstitutional, colleges failing to reexamine and mend policies may be inviting trouble. Institutions have a responsibility to sustain conversation within and beyond campus communities about affirmative action, looking at the deep differences in values…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Affirmative Action, College Administration, College Admission
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Yates, William T., II – Change, 1993
The concept underlying affirmative action emerged in 1941, but resistance to it persists. Equity management is a form of leadership committed to diversity as a strength, not a weakness. Federal policy has led in this approach, and historically black colleges provide models. Higher education must now forge effective policies and practices. (MSE)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Colleges, College Administration, College Role
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Astin, Helen S.; Snyder, Mary Beth – Change, 1982
Progress in employment of women faculty and administrators in higher education is examined. Four recommendations are made: simplification of recordkeeping to allow more funds for recruitment; mentorship for new faculty; high level (governance) commitment to affirmative action for women; and administrator commitment to affirmative action during…
Descriptors: Administrators, Affirmative Action, Educational History, Employed Women
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Blake, Elias, Jr. – Change, 1987
Black progress is tied to the overriding national concern for economic development and the challenge of international competition. The experience of black colleges shows that unequally prepared students can be educated to high levels of performance. Some public policy initiatives are suggested. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Black Colleges
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Bell, Derrick – Change, 1979
Desegregation efforts and litigation, including the Bakke case, are discussed in terms of their conflicting effects on the existence of predominately Black colleges. It is suggested that federal actions and legal decisions may in fact threaten the survival of Black institutions. (JMF)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Colleges, College Desegregation, College Students
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Shiffrin, Mark A. – Change, 1978
By summer of 1978, the Office of Civil Rights expects higher education institutions to be in compliance with Title IX of the Higher Education Act, the provision mandating equal treatment of the sexes. Implications are discussed, especially in the areas of access for the handicapped and the tuition tax credit. (LBH)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Compliance (Legal), Developing Institutions
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