In March 1973, in the case of DeFunis vs. Odegaard, the Supreme Court of the State of Washington held constitutional procedures established by the University of Washington Law School to grant preferred admission to disadvantaged racial and ethnic minority applicants. The United States Supreme Court agreed to review the decision. This paper…

This paper explores some of the implications of Justice William O. Douglas's dissenting opinion in "DeFunis v. Odeggard" for the selection, education, and licensing of educational personnel. Douglas's argument for "cultural neutrality" in law-education selection instruments turns on his argument for racially neutral tests. That is, Douglas's…

The author was a member of the joint committee on behalf of the American Council on Education and the Association of American Law Schools, which prepared an interpretive working document on the Bakke decision. This paper was presented at the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, Bal Harbour, Florida, 1978. (Author)

This paper clarifies several questions regarding the Bakke Decision. It was presented at the special Bakke panel session at the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, Bal Harbour, Florida, 1978. (Author/HMV)

Open Admissions procedures respond to the non-traditional philosophy that higher education should perform a triple function: communicate knowledge to students, expand the content of various disciplines, and interact in a direct relationship to society. This article describes the ideological and fiscal course of Open Admissions at City University…

This paper examines the point at which the percentage of potential non-white college applicants among children of alumni (legacy applicants) will reach a share proportional to the percentage of non-white attendees in today's selective colleges and universities, focusing on the University of Virginia. It reviews the history and objectives of the…

Reviewed recent literature regarding the admission process to medical school to determine if current policies are helping facilitate the proper representation of minority students. Organized articles under four major themes: cognitive factors, noncognitive factors, admission interview, and enrichment programs. Found that the body of literature is…

This study was designed to investigate the extent to which the values of counseling psychology are present in the selection of applicants to counseling psychology doctoral programs and to determine the stability of these values over a 10-year period. A forced-choice paired comparison model revealed that preference for admissions criteria was…

Noting that the Supreme Court was wise in declining to decide the question in DeFunis v. Odegaard, the author outlines the arguments for minority admissions programs, including that of diversity in the law school student body. He recognizes also the limits to minority admissions programs and discusses the problem of admission criteria. (JT)

A summer program has been initiated by the Office of Minority Affairs at New York Medical College with the aims of providing educationally and economically disadvantaged minority college students with the academic support, study skill guidance, and career guidance needed for preparation for entrance into medical school. (Author)

The admissions offices of 109 large, primarily white universities returned a questionnaire on their minority admission policies for the sixth consecutive year. The median percent of new black freshmen was down to 5 percent nationally in 1974 compared to 6 percent in 1973, with the largest drops occurring in the Middle States and Western regions.…

Minority access to higher education in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts falls short of its obligation by nearly 8,000 students. One barrier to minority student access is the location of the state colleges and community colleges, most of which are removed from urban centers where minority populations are concentrated. However extra effort,…

In December 1963, President James A. Perkins established the Committee on Special Educational Projects (COSEP), which was to recommend and initiate programs through which Cornell University could make a larger contribution to the education of qualified students who have been disadvantaged by their economic, cultural, and educational environments.…

Presented in this article is an overview of the Allan Bakke case. Implications are made for the effects the court's decision will have on the future of affirmative action and on the potential civil rights achievements of minority groups, particularly Asian Americans. (EB)