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Direct linkLong, Mark C.; Bateman, Nicole A. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2020
Affirmative action was banned in California, Texas, Washington, and Florida in the 1990s. Following this early wave, additional states banned the practice, including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma. In response to concerns about underrepresented minorities' falling college enrollment in flagship public…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Affirmative Action, Public Colleges, Minority Group Students
Richardson, Susan – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1997
As Texas' elite public colleges and universities experience enrollment declines, the state is requesting clarification of the legal decision in "Hopwood v. Texas," in which the court rejected affirmative action and mandated race-neutral admissions policies. The Texas attorney general disagrees with federal officials and critics on…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Admission, Court Litigation, Declining Enrollment
