This study investigates the associations between statewide affirmative action bans and the racial composition of undergraduate students at public 4-year colleges and universities in five states, that is, Arizona, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma. I use the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System data from 1999 to 2017, and…

Some of the nation's most prominent colleges and universities have abandoned their affirmativeaction-based admission policies and adopted race-neutral affirmative action as a result of twolawsuits against the University of Michigan, which threaten the availability of undergraduate andgraduate program access to applicants of color. In this article,…

he critical race counterstory in this essay takes on the form of allegory to raise awareness about Arizona's anti-immigrant/Mexican climate, and pays particular attention to legislation targeted at Tucson Unified School District's Mexican American studies (also RAZA studies) program.

The author reports on the ruling of a divided appellate court that held that the state law unconstitutionally made it harder for minorities to seek preferences than for other groups. The court struck down a voter-passed ban on the use of race-conscious admissions by Michigan's public colleges, holding that the measure had unconstitutionally put…

Critics of affirmative action announced last week efforts to get bans on racial and ethnic preferences on the ballots in four states--Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, and Oklahoma--as part of a plan to thrust the issue into the national spotlight in the November 2008 elections. Ward Connerly, the prominent anti-affirmative-action activist who played a…

This publication is designed to clarify and amplify the 1975 booklet of the same title prepared by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (DHEW). The requirements for providing education to non-English speakers are first placed in their historical context. Suggestions for the basic elements to include in an affirmative action plan for…

The basic purpose of the project was to study and determine the nature of the "inadequate ratio" of Indian employment in Arizona's State agencies. The survey study was based on personal interviews and questionnaires furnished to 153 Indian State employees, 71 agency officials, and 25 ex-State employees. Findings indicated that in 1976,…

"National CrossTalk" is a publication of the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. The National Center promotes public policies that enhance opportunities for quality education and training beyond high school. The primary purpose of "National CrossTalk" is to stimulate informed discussion and debate of higher…

Third in an annual series of State-sponsored inservice clinics for Arizona educators and administrators, the theme of the clinic attracted over 370 participants. Students and parents, as well as professional personnel, attended the two-day sessions. Program format included speeches, panel discussions, and the formation of task force groups to…

This report provides a comprehensive summary of vocational equity activities and impact for 1990-91. It includes data from 1980-90 as a means of charting trends and progress in nontraditional enrollment. Section I is a summary of statistical data and information on the status of female and male participation in Arizona's vocational education…

A mailed questionnaire was used to find out where Native Americans are presently employed in higher education in Arizona, how near parity the personnel numbers are, what levels of employment are included, how tribes are consulted for curriculum development and program services, and what Native American curriculums and programs are now available.…