Equal Opportunity Officers Seek Ways to Defend Against Attacks on Affirmative Action.

Richardson, Susan

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ERIC Number: EJ546165

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Publication Date: 1997

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Equal Opportunity Officers Seek Ways to Defend Against Attacks on Affirmative Action.

Richardson, Susan

Black Issues in Higher Education, v14 n6 p26-27 May 15 1997

Discusses waning political support for affirmative action in higher education in light of recent court decisions and the passage of California Proposition 209, focusing on the role of the American Association for Affirmative Action (AAAA) in defending affirmative action. AAAA members note the need to explain the history of past discrimination to defend affirmative action today. (MDM)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Advocacy, Affirmative Action, Court Litigation, Educational Attitudes, Educational Policy, Higher Education, National Organizations, Political Attitudes, State Legislation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California

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