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Do Preferentialists Really Want “A Level Playing Field”?

A constant plea of race and gender preferentialists is that we must continue preferences because, as a Michigan woman was quoted in today’s pretty good article by Tamar Lewin: “We need to keep affirmative action because it’s still not a level playing field for women or minorities,” said Gena Morris, who is black, an event […]

Racial Discrimination In Financial Aid

In the course of replying to a charge of “ugly racism evident in the current financial aid system,” Richard Vedder of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity provides some interesting data, and analysis: In 2004, for full-year students with one institutional affiliation who are dependents, the average grant made to whites was $3,375, while […]

More Gurinanalysis

Patricia Gurin, a psychology and women’s studies professor at the University of Michigan, wrote a highly controversial report the University used in the Gratz and Grutter litigation to argue that racial preferences are a compelling governmental interest. I have discussed criticism of that report here (“Did Michigan Fabricate Diversity Data?”) and pointed to extensive crticism […]

“Diversity Career Day” At UVa

University Career Services at the University of Virginia is about to hold its annual Diversity Career Day. Although the attending companies and government agencies are of course looking for new employees “with diverse backgrounds,” UCS has emphasized that Diversity Career Day is open to all students at colleges and universities throughout Virginia and Washington DC…. […]

Another Competitor For The Wackiest Anti-Equality Argument

Not to be outdone by women leaders who claim all women will be dragged back to caves by their hair if the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative (MCRI) passes, a group of Western Michigan Chambers of Commerce have chimed in, arguing that passage of MCRI would not only darken the future of Michigan but the present […]

Another Republican Racial Slur

The Washington Post ran an article yesterday under the headline “Fla. Lawmaker Faces Racial-Slur Inquiry.” A cursory glance — revealing that a powerful Republican legislator long rumored to have used the N-word has finally been recorded doing so — would appear to confirm what many readers already know: America is a racist country; Republicans are […]

More Fears Mongering

Unfortunately, I have had several occasions to comment on Washington Post articles by reporter Darryl Fears. He has another one today in the same vein, “Citizenship Changes Draw Objections,” about some proposals allegedly being considered that would raise some fees and “toughen the required English and history exams,” making it more difficult for legal immigrants […]

The Irony of Gender “Desegregation”

Two sociologists analyzed data from 1971 to 2002 on students in 225 academic fields. They found that the share of bachelor’s degrees earned by women rose from 44% at the beginning of that period to 58% at the end, but based on this report (which is the only thing I’ve read) their article, “Desegregation Stalled: […]

Terrific MCRI Debate At Wayne State

Last night Wayne State University hosted a debate between a supporter and an opponent of the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative (MCRI) that, from this college newspaper account, seems to have been unusually civil and informative … and perhaps a bit surprising, or at least unsettling to some assumptions, since the opponent of MCRI (and thus […]

So, “Good Faith Efforts” = “Quotas”?

From today’s Tulsa World: Whether Tulsa’s minority hiring quotas are being met by general contractors on city projects would be the focus of a disparity study under consideration by the City Council. Such a study, which could cost up to $500,000, is necessary to legally enforce the quotas. “We’ve been told our hands are tied […]