While blacks have been given some share in the university power structure, this has largely been denied to the more recently vitalized minorities--the Puerto Ricans, Native Americans and the Mexican Americans. This issue of ethnic group rivalry is explored with respect to the Educational Assistance Program of the University of Illinois at Chicago…

In testimony before the May 1974 public hearings of the New York City Commission on Human Rights, the Consultant on Bilingual Education for Texans for Educational Excellence notes that organization's investigation of the El Paso Independent School District and of other school districts in the southwest identified discriminatory practices other…

This testimony, before a public hearing of the New York City Commission on Human Rights in May 1974, expressly focuses on discrimination in employment, asserting that this has had the most direct effect on minorities and women in the country; while legal protections have grown stronger, they have not been used effectively. (Author/JM)

This testimony, before a public hearing of the New York City Commission on Human Rights in May 1974, had three express focuses: (1) on urban poverty among blacks in the non-south; (2) on the enforcement of Fair Employment Practice (FEP) legislation and its effect on the economic position of blacks and other minority groups; and, (3) on guidelines…

This testimony, before a public hearing of the New York City Commission on Human Rights in May 1974, is stated to focus primarily on the effects of housing market segregation and discrimination on the welfare of black Americans; findings of economic research indicate that Negro households at all income levels are impeded by housing market…

Testimony before a public hearing of the New York City Commission on Human Rights in May 1974 by the project director of a projected in-depth review of the delivery of educational services to over 700,000 minority children attending the New York City Public School system asserted to be the largest civil rights review of its kind in U.S. history.…

This review of Aboriginal education suggests that until all social and political institutions adopt self determination policies, education will lack motivation for the vast majority of the Aboriginal people. (Author/AM)

Lists recent books and journal articles on integration and sociocultural diversity. Includes titles in these areas: history; children; Black women; American scene; Spanish Americans; Indian Americans; other ethnic groups; teachers; Afro-American studies; innovative approaches; higher education; law and government; school and work; community;…

Considers the status of equal educational opportunity in the United Kingdom as a whole, and in Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. Racial, ethnic, and class discrimination are also discussed, as are the effects of education budget cuts. (CMG)

Presents a report prepared by the Faculty Senate/Employee Executive Council Committee on Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity at the University of Oklahoma. Describes the legal basis for affirmative action; provides recommendations for improving equal employment opportunities at the University; and discusses long-term, effective use…

Advocates a federal program of financial assistance for minority students seeking graduate and professional education, and direct financial support for graduate schools and universities to develop more effective delivery systems and to recruit, retain, and graduate competent minority citizens. (Author/JM)

Argues that whether one refers to chicano institutions, Chicano programs, Chicano personnel or students they are all on the periphery of the overall academic enterprise, in terms of participation in governance, academic credibility, recognition and status, resource allocation, permanence and facilities: the role of higher education vis-a-vis…

Contains extracts from a school segregation case involving whether Mexican-Americans constitute an identifiable ethnic group in desegregation proceedings, which question was decided in the affirmative. (DM)

Reviews the findings of several studies on the status of race and sex desegregation in the United States. Outlines recent school desegregation litigation and developments in a number of states. (GC)

Compared in this paper, by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, are the enrollment patterns of and degrees earned by Blacks, Hispanics, and women in Pennsylvania colleges. Findings indicate that Blacks and females are underrepresented in the greatest number of types of institutions. (Author/EB)