December 2008

Richard Lapchick on College Football Civil Rights

December 10, 2008

Don’t laugh. He’s serious. When I saw the headline “A call to civil rights action in college football,” I thought the article would be a quirky and unexpected take on “affirmative action” in recruiting football players. That is, recruiting more whites to play on football teams for, you know, diversity’s sake. No such luck. Richard [...]

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The Changing Landscape of American Higher Education

December 8, 2008
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Blacks Give White Students ‘Valuable Insights and Experiences’

December 8, 2008

A citizen of West Virginia recently responded to an article about University of Mary Washington (UMW) President Judy Hample’s “diversity” speech. UMW is on a mission to increase brown faces on campus by doubling funding and hiring a “vice president of diversity and inclusion.” (Source) Hample has big plans for UMW. By not recruiting more [...]

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Race-Neutral Alternatives

December 4, 2008

George R. LaNoue of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Kenneth L. Marcus of the CUNY Baruch College School of Public Affairs, released a 54-page paper titled, “‘Serious Consideration’ of Race-Neutral Alternatives in Higher Education.” (PDF) Background: In 2003, the Supreme Court held 5-4 that the University of Michigan’s law school could continue discriminating [...]

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Federal Circuit: Discrimination? Prove It.

December 4, 2008

A Washington Post columnist recently wrote about a ruling we blogged about last month. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit voided a law that established a five percent quota to award defense contracts to so-called disadvantaged small business owners. The decision may invalidate 8(a) of the Small Business Act contracting programs. (Source) [...]

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Ban Legacy Preferences

December 2, 2008

Why should the son or daughter of a university alumni receive preferential treatment from the admissions committee over other applicants? Why should a black applicant receive preferential treatment over white or Asian applicants? The American Civil Rights Institute (ACRI) opposes both kind of preferences for the same reason: they are unconstitutional. Inside Higher Ed briefly [...]

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The Disproportionate Minority Contact Conference

December 1, 2008

…a lofty conference title to go with the lofty goal of “examining” racial disparities between blacks and everyone else. (Source) I mentioned racial disparities last week and earlier today, a hot topic in the wake of the historic election of a biracial man as president of the United States of America. The burning question is [...]

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Mychal Massie and His ‘Ilk’

December 1, 2008

According to William Reed, president of Black Press International and writing for “ethnic media,” our country will never achieve “an idyllic post-racial” state until we close any and all wealth, income, education, and health care gaps that exist between blacks and everyone else. (Source) Reed contends that the “culture of victimization,” which I and others believe [...]

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