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Direct linkO'Neil, Robert M. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1978
Justice Powell's leading opinion in the Bakke case stressed educational diversity over state responsibility. It is suggested that, even where diversification fails as a goal, the desire to overcome the effects of past discrimination may still avail. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Higher Education, Professional Education, Racial Discrimination
Donovan, Richard A. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1978
If only to prepare themselves for possible court challenges, colleges will have to discover or design additional, racially neutral ways to measure a student's aptitude.
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission (School), College Applicants, Higher Education
Fuller, Bruce; And Others – New Directions for Higher Education, 1978
The Supreme Court's Bakke decision stated what institutions could not do regarding the use of race and ethnicity in admissions. Alternative procedures developed by Michigan State University, the Medical College of Ohio, Temple University, McMaster University, and Florida State University are described which focus on assessing individual applicant…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Applicants, Ethnic Groups, Higher Education
