The diversity rationale for affirmative action in employment after Grutter: the case for containment.
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I. NARROW RANGE OF INTERESTS THAT JUSTIFIED AFFIRMATIVE ACTION UNDER EQUAL PROTECTION BEFORE GRUTTER A. National Security B. Diversity of Viewpoints in Public Higher Education C. Remediation of Identifiable Past Discrimination II. EXCLUSIVE NARROW REMEDIAL EXCEPTION TO TITLE VII BEFORE GRUTTER A. Narrow Remedial Exception...

Affirmative action and academic employment: differentiation of campus perceptions in the University of Missouri.
Background The Civil Rights movement incited the impetus for equality of opportunity in employment, which derived its strength from racial groups that had been victims of discrimination for many years (Spring, 1994). The Civil Rights Movement was a compelling force that motivated the nation's political leaders to...

Akerman Senterfitt Expands Labor and Employment Practice.
TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Akerman Senterfitt announces the continued expansion of its Labor and Employment practice group, with the additions of Paul Waters as Shareholder in the Tampa office and Deborah Catalano, Of Counsel, in Orlando. Mr. Waters' practice will focus on counseling management regarding workplace health...

Sex, Race, and Merit: Debating Affirmative Action in Education and Employment. (Book Reviews).
Sex, Race, and Merit: Debating Affirmative Action in Education and Employment, edited by Faye J. Crosby and Cheryl VanDeVeer. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 2000. 352 pp. $22.95 (paper) The year 1998 marked the twentieth anniversary of the United States Supreme Court ruling in the...

'Central govt swinging as a pendulum on Sachar'.
NEW DELHI: The CPM, which is sharpening its attack against the government, has dubbed the UPA government's follow-up action on the recommendations of the Sachar Committee as a "pendulum that swings between tokenism and deception". The CPM said the report, presented by the government in the last...

Multicultural education policies in Canada and the United States.
9780774813259 Multicultural education policies in Canada and the United States. Ed. by Reva Joshee and Laurie Johnson. U. of British Columbia Press 2007 257 pages $85.00 Hardcover LC1099 Twenty-six academics from...

Petition asks city for hiring watchdog.
Byline: Winston W. Wiley WORCESTER -The City Council will be asked tonight to consider a citizen petition to establish an enforcement authority to oversee the city's compliance with affirmative action and equal employment opportunity guidelines in hiring and awarding contracts. The petition, filed by Lee...

The dilemma of hiring minorities and conservative resistance: the diversity game.
This paper defines affirmative action in the context of hiring practices in educational institutions and the public sector. It discusses discrimination, gender, equality, and conservative resistance to diversity programs. Cases are cited to illustrate the legal dilemmas of diversity in public and educational institutions. The monograph concludes that an...

The Hidden Wound.
The story of a black lawyer who tried and failed to ignore his race Paul Barrett's powerful and poignant book about the life and legal career of his one-time Harvard Law School roommate has lessons aplenty for anyone interested in affirmative action, employment litigation, or judicial racism....

The New Politics of Race: From DuBois to the 21st Century.
The New Politics of Race: From DuBois to the 21st Century EDITOR: MARLESE DURR WESTPORT, PRAEGER PRESS, 2002 PRICE: $63.95 ISBN: 0-275-96968-1 The essential message of this collection of essays is that, a century after W.E.B. Du Bois's famous statement that "the problem of the twentieth century...