Tenure and its gray areas Mar 6, 2010
I do know, however, that affirmative action does not require selecting unqualified candidates, although that is how many people interpret it. Also, I strongly disagree with Zelnick s statement that the publish or perish mandate is race neutral. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Multiracial no longer boxed in by the Census Mar 5, 2010
Federal agencies need the information to monitor compliance with anti-discrimination laws such as the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act, fair employment practices and affirmative action mandates. Only 2. (Pensacola News Journal)
Anglo has big plans for SA Mar 4, 2010
A new momentum has been injected into the Affirmative Action or Employment Equity debate. Deputy President Motlanthe plans to keep an eagle-eye on work done for state tenders. (iAfrica.com)
Congressional Black Caucus Objects to Rangel’s Removal Mar 3, 2010
It will be interesting to note which Democrat members of the committee support an affirmative action policy when it s the committee chairmanship at stake. One thing is certain: Rangel s corruption issues are causing severe damage to the Democrat Party in the election year. (Human Events Online)
ON THE WEB: Gender gap in study abroad? Mar 2, 2010
If the imbalance were the other way round, we'd be launching investigations and mounting affirmative action campaigns, just as we would be for participation rates, academic performance and academic progression. Copyright 2010 Inside Higher Ed. (USA Today -- News)
Empowerment needs private sector rebels Mar 1, 2010
Cope supports affirmative action and its continued implementation as a necessary instrument of fundamental change ... Affirmative action must be viewed as a code of BEE legislation - without detracting from specific work done by the commission on employment equity and the department of labour ... Cope is clear on a few things that will make sure the entirety of affirmative action is addressed, along with unintended consequences in its implementation, such as cronyism and nepotism. (Business Report, South Africa)
Cosatu backs ANCYL Feb 28, 2010
On the issue of affirmative action, Dakile said he disagreed with the labour court's judgement in Johannesburg ordering the South African Police Service (SAPS) to promote a white woman. "This judgement attacks the fundamental principle of affirmative action as protected in the Constitution," he said. (iAfrica.com)
Tenure decisions can’t remedy racial imbalance Feb 28, 2010
There certainly is and anyone offering an assessment of the so-called under-representation of tenure track minorities at leading institutions of higher learning should understand that, while most professors are committed to student diversity and support the affirmative action admissions practices needed to achieve it, many will fight against making race a plus factor in tenure situations ... Affirmative action policies with respect to undergraduate admissions do little in the long run to address... (Boston Globe)
Stop giving stick to those on disability Feb 27, 2010
Let's try a little affirmative action. Compel workplaces of a certain size to set aside jobs for people who are leaving the disability rolls. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
UGA's mix of races up Feb 27, 2010
But during the past five years, black enrollment has grown to 2,679 - a 44 percent increase - without affirmative action. Other minorities also are better represented on campus today. (Athens Banner-Herald)
The Asian-Jewish connection: Is it really kosher to call Asians the "new... Feb 27, 2010
A staunch opponent of preferences of any kind, he believes that Asian Americans sell themselves short by embracing the tenets of affirmative action ... "Sometimes you end up looking like you're for Asians and against blacks and Latinos, or for affirmative action and against Asian Americans. And I think that that's misleading. Yes, at some point there are zero-sum decisions, but when you get there, what you need is a thoughtful discussion at all the levels of impact." ... CAA fought against ,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Desiree Rogers stepping down as WH social secretary Feb 27, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010. By Jordan Fabian - 02/26/10 01:47 PM ET. (TheHill.com)
Cop ruling 'far-reaching' Feb 27, 2010
"We are absolutely delighted. The judgment brought about a new direction in affirmative action," he said. "This means for the police service that merit is also critical for affirmative action." ... Hermann said the police could bolster Solidarity's case on affirmative action if it appealed against the judgment. (iAfrica.com)
Labour court finds that Barnard must be promoted Feb 26, 2010
In a landmark affirmative action case on Friday the Labour Court ruled that the South African Police Service should promote captain Renate Barnard to superintendent ... "We are absolutely delighted. The judgment brought about a new direction in affirmative action," he said after the judgment was handed down ... "This means for the police service that merit is also critical for affirmative action.". (Business Report, South Africa)
No comments posted. Feb 26, 2010
Cornell Cooperative Extension is committed to the maintenance of affirmative action programs that will assure the continuation of such equality of opportunity. Share this Article. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Wayne Duke to be Inducted Into Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Feb 25, 2010
He became commissioner of the Big Eight Conference in 1963 at the age of 34 and moved on in 1971 to become commissioner of the Big Ten, where he was instrumental in the conference being at the forefront of affirmative action, the integration of women's sports, limiting athletic grants-in-aid and improving academic standards and graduation rates. Duke served on the NCAA Men's Basketball Committee from 1975-81, when the tournament expanded from 32 to 40 to 48 teams, meaning teams other than... (Hawkeyesports.com)
Recent California newspaper editorials Feb 25, 2010
"Forbids changes to taxes or fees, marriage, abortion, gambling, affirmative action, freedom of the press or religion, immigration rights, and the death penalty.". CONTINUED 1. (NJ.com -- News)
California Focus: Will GOP voters accept Whitmans words? Feb 24, 2010
Conservatives also ran Propositions 209 and 227, which ended affirmative action in California government and stopped most bilingual education programs. So the conservatives who dominate Republican primaries like to decide major issues at the ballot box. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Botswana: Lack of Women Judges Causes Concern Feb 24, 2010
Sebego said there has to be some kind of affirmative action to bring a balance. He said there should be a deliberate effort by the government to ensure this. (allAfrica.com)
Newsweek: Why minority students dont graduate Feb 23, 2010
"If they fail, it's their fault." Some critics blame affirmative actionstudents admitted with lower test scores and grades from shaky high schools often struggle at elite schools ... "Some critics blame affirmative action???students admitted with lower test scores and grades from shaky high schools often struggle at elite schools." ... Affirmative action puts lower academically qualified students in with higher academically qualified white students. (MSNBC -- Race)
America's Racial History, Civil Rig... Feb 21, 2010
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 birthed Affirmative Action, illegalized discrimination in public places, enhanced voting rights, and provided necessary influence in legislation regarding discrimination. The Act of 1964 reenergized earlier mandates that lacked clout. (Suite101.com)
RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR.: Fright night for liberal Democrats Feb 21, 2010
When I criticized liberalism for trying to assert control over people's lives, a reader wrote: "So you are against the old school liberalism? Even the affirmative action program that got you into Harvard? I am not criticizing affirmative action, just hypocrites like you ...". Note: I got into Harvard on merit -- just like my white roommates did. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Young, Conservative, and Bombastic Feb 20, 2010
As a college student at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island, he founded a Whites Only Scholarship to protest affirmative action. He blew off an invitation to join the multicultural students unionhe's Puerto Ricanbecause he thought it smelled of identity politics. (Slate)
› 'EE to reverse racism' Feb 18, 2010
Manyi has been outspoken about the implementation of affirmative action. He warned that employment equity was not part of black economic empowerment and not intended as a poverty alleviation strategy. (iAfrica.com)
UC Admissions Feb 17, 2010
Pro-Affirmative Action Group Challenges Proposition 209 ... The federal court suit was brought by the Michigan-based, pro-affirmative action group By Any Means Necessary ... "Thirteen years of a ban on affirmative action in the state of California has left, in particular UCLA and Berkeley, with just pitiably low numbers of black and Latino students," Driver said. (KCRA 3, CA)
Groups Sue Calif. for Race-Based College Admission Feb 17, 2010
The federal court suit was brought by the Michigan-based, pro-affirmative action group By Any Means Necessary ... "Thirteen years of a ban on affirmative action in the state of California has left, in particular UCLA and Berkeley, with just pitiably low numbers of black and Latino students," Driver said ... But because underrepresented minorities also comprise a bigger share of all public high school graduates 48 percent compared with 39 percent in 1996 their presence at UC schools has not kept... (Newsmax)
McCain: GOP will debut 10 promises Feb 17, 2010
BY Marie on 02/16/2010 at 12:35Will an end to affirmative action and welfare be on the list. BY Ken on 02/16/2010 at 12:36John McCain is a nasty,grumpy,Vi el, old man that lost the election, Thats what happens when you pick the biggest idiot in America to be your vp. (TheHill.com)
On Fiscal Follies and Economic Ne'er-Do-Wells Feb 17, 2010
Greece's accession to the eurozone -- that is, abandonment of its own currency in favor of the euro -- was always viewed as a kind of economic affirmative action. Greece's lack of genuine economic achievements and transparent statistical sleight of hand, which added 25% to Greece's GDP overnight, was dismissed by European bureaucrats with a wink and nod. (Human Events Online)
Dirty secrets about dating and race Feb 14, 2010
" to the sort of vile, blatantly racist vomit that too many people think of as the beginning and end of racism. For instance: The transition period from the 1960s until now has provided multitudes of drastic changes, including "diversity", "affirmative action", and so on. The transition led quickly to the Black folks being allowed to "speak". Since then, they haven't stopped bitching. And then there's this: So, so stupid. All of it. Whites are sick to death of all this political correctness in... (Salon)
Utah debates affirmative action Feb 14, 2010
SALT LAKE CITY -- Lawmakers moved quickly Friday to place a ban on affirmative action in the Utah Constitution, despite little evidence the practice is being used or has caused problems. A resolution that would prevent local governments, state agencies and public colleges from discriminating or providing preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin sailed through a legislative committee only two days after it was made public. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Equal sides? Feb 12, 2010
What were once affirmative action policies geared to help Malays "catch up" with other Malaysians became policies enshrining Malay primacy or ascendancy, and being Malay meant being Muslim. Institutions deemed to conform with Islamic principles and values were created - Islamic banks, Islamic insurance, Islamic university - there was even talk of "Islamising knowledge". (BBC News)
The Next Conservatism Feb 11, 2010
Cultural Marxists have largely captured the powers of the state and use those powers to force their ideology through government policies from affirmative action to public-school curricula to the imposition of feminism on America s Armed Forces. This points to the third thing the next conservatism must do: restore the American Republic by stripping the state of culturally Marxist ideology in all its dimensions. (The American Conservative)
Kennesaw Jailer Demoted for Racial Remarks Feb 11, 2010
The records say that Edwards, who is white, referred to jail officer Amorelle Williams' "nappy" hair and "big lips" and said she only had a job because of affirmative action. The city demoted Edwards to jail officer in January, and cut his pay 4 percent. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Obama's Undeniable Intelligence Makes Him More Dangerous - and More Vulnerable Feb 11, 2010
In Obama's case, some right wingers argue that he got his Ivy League credentials through affirmative action and race preferences. It's true that favored minority groups may receive special encouragement at elite universities, as do alumni children with multi-generational connections to the institutions in question. (Townhall.com)
GOP stars shamed out of teleprompter use Feb 11, 2010
silk wrote on Feb 10, 2010 11:42 AM:" to threadprotector, your stitches are showing, your racist stitches that is. How easy for you to degrade someone with the affirmative action card. In your mind, blacks only become sucessful in this country if you let them, thus your affirmative action comment. What speech did Palin make, "hopey, changey," are those words? All Presidents use telepromter, Bush, Reagan, should I go on. I guess that means they had an affirmative action education also. Why do you... (New Iberia, LA)
Where did all the frat boys go? Feb 10, 2010
Leaving aside complaints about affirmative action for boys, less attention has been focused on the social ramifications. Thanks to simple laws of supply and demand, it is often the women who must assert themselves romantically or be left alone on , staring down a movie over a half-empty pizza box. (Harper's Magazine)
COMMENT: Beyond Quotas Feb 10, 2010
The time has come to consider such alternative solutions for affirmative action. Text Size. (India Times, India)
Q&A: Minority, low-income students need to aim higher Feb 9, 2010
One argument against affirmative action has been that African-American students get discouraged at places that are too tough for them and drop out. But we found no evidence to support that. (USA Today -- News)
Newsweek: Henry Louis Gates on Black History Month Feb 9, 2010
Yale's affirmative action was about the dismantling of racist historical quotas. Yale was very explicit about the fact that we were part of the 1,000 male leaders they produced (and 250 female leaders). (MSNBC -- Race)
Q&A: College gender gap has consequences Feb 9, 2010
Q: The is investigating whethercolleges discriminate against girlsby giving boys a break in admissions, but you support affirmative action for male students for "just a little longer." How long is that ... A: You can't look at the "affirmative action" in admissions for white males practiced at some elite private colleges and conclude there's no problem among middle-class white males. (USA Today)
Diversity conference addresses contemporary issues Feb 8, 2010
Diversity was really thought of as affirmative action hiring, and we really need to have representation from these different ethnic groups in our office, Perrella said. It s really moved on from that. (The Observer, IN)
Challenging new generations to know the past Feb 8, 2010
High-profile battles such as flying the Confederate flag in South Carolina or affirmative action remain prominent on individual radars. Younger generations can be motivated. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
California reform backers allege blacklist attempts Feb 6, 2010
The Convention is specifically prohibited from proposing tax increases or from considering changes to social issues such as marriage, abortion, gambling, affirmative action, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, immigration or the death penalty. Voters will decide on calling the Convention on the November 2010 ballot; the Convention would be held in 2011 and its proposed reforms would require voter approval in one of the three scheduled statewide elections in 2012. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
The push and pull factors Feb 6, 2010
I hope the Government will embark on a holistic review of the NEP and all its instruments of implementation towards a framework for affirmative action that todays Malaysians can accept and unite behind, he said. The key thing that is objectionable in the NEP is the method of implementation. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Senate panel backs Obama's judge nominee Feb 5, 2010
He was an ACLU attorney in San Francisco from 1985 to 2001 and worked on a suit unsuccessfully challenging Proposition 209, the 1996 initiative that outlawed state and local affirmative action programs based on race or gender preferences. Republicans said they questioned his impartiality based on his ACLU work and some of his speeches and writings. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
CLARENCE PAGE: Our census reflects our confusion Feb 5, 2010
As Ward Connerly prepares initiatives to abolish race-based affirmative action in five more states, New America Foundation fellow Gregory Rodriguez, no fan of Connerly's movement, has published an eye-opening book that nonetheless reinforces deep questions about the nation's racial assumptions and categories ... Many of these folks are conservatives looking for a back-door way to undermine affirmative action-type programs. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Universities Record Drop In Black Admissions Feb 5, 2010
Affirmative Action_____ (The Washington Post, Jan 27, 2004) (The Washington Post, Nov 15, 2003) (The Washington Post, Aug 29, 2003) ... One problem, according to Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman, is that the June 2003 Supreme Court decision was viewed in some quarters as a defeat for the university even though it upheld the principle of affirmative action as a means to achieving diversity ... In some states, the decline in minority enrollment has followed the outlawing of affirmative action... (Yahoo News -- Affirmative Action)
News Stories Feb 5, 2010
Affirmative Action Full Coverage on Yahoo. News. (Yahoo News -- Affirmative Action)
Panel clears Calif. congressman on tax question Feb 4, 2010
He received the credit even though he took no affirmative action to get it. Following passage of a 2007 law, Maryland sent Stark an application to determine eligibility, and he initially indicated he was registered to vote at his Maryland address. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Minorities, Women Gain Professionally Feb 4, 2010
The nation's share of black and Hispanic doctors did not budge over the decade, and their medical school enrollment has dropped since the mid-1990s as affirmative action programs have been curtailed. "What you see in medical schools is a reflection of educational disparities that begin in kindergarten," said Grumbach, a professor of family and community medicine at the University of California at San Francisco. (Yahoo News -- Census)
Obama Finds Favor on Wall Street Training Entrepreneurs Feb 3, 2010
As a training program, NFTE offers no handouts, government subsidies, or affirmative action -- just hard-headed American business sense. More than 280,000 young people have gone through the program, and a Harvard University study found that their interest in attending college increased 32 percent after taking the entrepreneurship course, while their job aspirations rose 44 percent. (Newsmax)
Film sparks discussion on social justice Feb 2, 2010
"Affirmative Action remains on life support," Pratt said, adding that in the future she hopes that "African Americans in legal professions remains proportional to the African American population at large.". After words from Victor Romero and Gary Gildin -- both faculty in the Dickinson School of Law -- students and faculty were free to converse and ask questions. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Obama Budget Projects $1.56T Deficit Feb 2, 2010
" Obama talking to the Press, before meeting with the kids. by erb0087 February 2, 2010 12:59 AM EST It's very revealing of the way his "mind" "works", that louiville35 would jump all over that Huffington Post headline without even watching the video, where it is plain as day that Obama's prepared remarks where clearly addressed to adults, in sophisticated adult language, and the video that shows him talking to the sixth graders hemselves was completely informal and unscripted as he wades... (CBS News)
Click to read: "Toxic" Morale "Crippling" Air Marshals Feb 2, 2010
The service is, says Keteyian, "attracting really quality candidates in a lot of ways. The problem is retaining them. Once they get into this atmosphere, once they get into these field offices, there are lawsuits, EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) complaints across the country. The real problem now is being able to keep the qualified candidates because, we're being told, there's a mass exodus of really good agents. The problems don't stop there, Keteyian adds. The chances of a... (CBS News -- Early Show)
The President's Pantomimist Jan 30, 2010
eIBD Investor's Business Daily Digital Edition. Access recent eIBD issues easily. (Investors Business Daily)
JUSTICE ALITO MOUTHS 'NOT TRUE' TO OBAMA... Jan 28, 2010
He thinks the Constitution is bad because it doesn't allow him to "redistribute the wealth." This is a guy, got into Harvard via affirmative action, refuses to provide any information about his grades or activities, has a laughable concept of the Bill of Rights ... Obama = Affirmative action run amok. (The Drudge Report)
LEONARD PITTS JR.: Even white men can exceed expectations Jan 28, 2010
The AABA (Affirmative Action Basketball Association. has an ice cream cone's chance in the Georgia sun of ever becoming a reality or, if it does, of surviving its first legal challenge. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Black students still face issues under Obama Jan 27, 2010
When an issue like affirmative action or race comes up, it can be very uncomfortable. Many African-American students at UW-Madison must look beyond the classroom to find comfort and foster community. (The Digital Cardinal, WI)
2009 Rise in Bias-Related Reporting Jan 27, 2010
The bias reporting team includes representatives from the Office of Student Affairs, the Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity and Affirmative Action and DPS, among others. Getting more people involved allows for better and quicker judgment, Williams said. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
Blacks Held to Lower Standards in Perpetuity Jan 27, 2010
Later a friend, also Asian/waitlisted, was told it was "because we have too many Asians" Her Father, a Local Surgeon, pursued the case and apparently the School "Point is: If there ever was an affirmative action program for Asians he wasn't informed of it.. Just as well.. Duke worked out ok--Emory wasn't bad either..CHEERS Location: WV Reply # 2 Date: Jan 27, 2010 - 2:39 AM EST AkagiGA You "wonder how the Asians got caught up in the white superiority. " (paraphrased)That's an interesting... (Townhall.com)
Robben W. Fleming, 93; defused university protests Jan 26, 2010
Mr. Fleming, who supported affirmative action, negotiated an agreement with student leaders calling for an increase in financing for recruiting qualified black applicants and setting a 10 percent enrollment goal without committing to it as a quota. Reaction to the settlement was polarized. (Boston Globe)
› 'Eskom tried to fake AA' Jan 26, 2010
This comes after the news programme Carte Blanche revealed that several black employees had been recruited from other countries with the aim of reaching affirmative action targets at the company ... Some of these employees are convinced that they were only recruited because of their skin colour and to help Eskom reach its affirmative action targets ... Solidarity maintains that if these allegations of appointments being abused for the sake of affirmative action targets are in fact true, the... (iAfrica.com)
The Newest Cliche Jan 26, 2010
In the grand tradition of Affirmative Action, racial discrimination is now to be practiced under a sanitized name. Here is how it's done at the University of Minnesota, where a Race, Culture, Class, and Gender Task Group has been organized. (Townhall.com)
Dow hammered again, falling 217 points Jan 23, 2010
Why don't this DUSHBAG IDIOT obama go back to kenya they put an Affirmative Action MORON in charge of the largest economy in the world is the result. P.S. Name one Country that Blacks run that isn't a TOTAL CRIME RIDDEN DUMP. (New York Post -- News)
Robert Goldwin, 87, adviser to Rumsfeld, President Ford Jan 23, 2010
He convened leading scholars of different ideological persuasions to discuss current issues with Ford, including crime, affirmative action, and ethnicity in American life. Few individuals had as much influence on the thinking of conservative American policy makers and yet were as little known to the public as Bob Goldwin, Rumsfeld wrote in a recent tribute on the website of the American Enterprise Institute. (Boston Globe)
