Are Race-Based Scholarships Illegal?.

Stokes, Jerome W. D.; Pachman, Matthew B.

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ERIC Number: EJ435773

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Publication Date: 1991

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Are Race-Based Scholarships Illegal?

Stokes, Jerome W. D.; Pachman, Matthew B.

West's Education Law Reporter, v69 n3 p663-78 Nov 7 1991

Explores the issue of whether minority scholarships are illegal under federal statutes or the Constitution. Concludes that, according to Title VI and Supreme Court decisions, minority scholarships would be legal when offered by private schools and by public schools that could meet the court's requirements. (112 references) (MLF)

Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Public Education, Racial Discrimination, Racial Identification, Scholarships

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Civil Rights Act 1964 Title VI

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