The Case for Affirmative Action on Campus

by Zamani-gallaher, Eboni M.; Green, Denise O’neil; Brown, M. Christophern, II; Stovall, David Omatoso; Huntley, Lynn W.

• ISBN13: 9781579221027
• ISBN10: 1579221025
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-05-01
• Publisher: Stylus Pub Llc

Summary

Why is affirmative action under attack? What were the policys original purposes, and have they been achieved? What are the arguments being arrayed against it? Andfor all stakeholders concerned about equity and diversity on campus whats the way forward, politically, legally and practically? This book engages all these issues.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Navigating The Rocky Terrain of the Post-Civil Rights Era	p. 9
The Language of Entitlement and Framing of Affirmative Action	p. 31
Accessing the Historical Repositories of Social and Cultural Capital in Higher Education	p. 52
From the Margins: Community College Student Opinions on Affirmative Action	p. 71
Access for Students with Disabilities: Infusing Affirmative Action in ADA Compliance	p. 103
Social Justice, Remediation, and Disputes to Diversity	p. 122
Affirming Acts for Increasing Access: Considerations for Policy, Practice, and Future Inquiry	p. 136
Conflict, Diversity, and Activist Leadership	p. 164
Afterword	p. 202
References	p. 207
Timeline of Affirmative Action Legislative and Judicial Developments	p. 245
Official Ballot Language Michigan Proposal 06-2	p. 251
State of Michigan Constitutional Amendment	p. 252
Instructional Supplement	p. 255
Instructional Supplement	p. 295
Instructional Supplement	p. 302
About the Authors	p. 309
Index	p. 313
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