Making certain that minority groups are well represented in student bodies is often difficult, as in the case of the University of Michigan where the student body numbers over 40,000. (HS)

Describes the pitfalls inherent in removing all barriers to postsecondary education at the community college level. (PG)

Describes a college in New York that offers a 1-year program of higher education in evening classes for disadvantaged students. (HS)

The arrival of a new kind of college student - the disadvantaged" - will permanently change the face of our campuses. (Editor)

A black student's views on problems that must be overcome if higher education is to be meaningful for the non-elite student. (Editor/IR)

Affirmative action has become symbolic of the public policy debate about equity, race, ethnicity, and gender. Proponents of affirmative action need to address the issues of (1) demonstrable qualification for employment; (2) entitlement to fulfilled expectations; (3) interference of affirmative action with legitimate right to educational/employment…

With its fiscal year 1983 budget recommendations, the Reagan administration is seen as moving toward outright rejection of a federal responsibility for access to higher education. The commitment to expand postsecondary opportunities that has been affirmed by presidents and congresses for 25 years may soon be cancelled. (MLW)

Although Black participation in higher education has increased, obstacles to further increases continue, particularly in the areas of the quality of secondary school, unequal job opportunities, and sociological inequities. Three studies concerning the status of Blacks are cited. (JMF)

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)

Issues of equal educational opportunity are seen to be transformed into issues of effectiveness, efficiency, or cultural pluralism. It is suggested that issues of equal educational opportunity are likely to be resolved only by reducing the capacity of the educational system itself to determine the future and the value of individuals. (MLW)

The lesson learned form Coleman I and II is that policy making is not a kind of linear transmission of research findings into policy decisions. Social science research can heighten the awareness among policy makers and the general public of aspects of social issues and help to reconceptualize certain aspects. (MLW)