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ERIC Number: EJ565333
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
Affirmative Action Survives at Colleges in Some States Covered by Hopwood Ruling.
Healy, Patrick
Chronicle of Higher Education, v44 n33 pA42-A43 Apr 24 1998
Public university officials in Louisiana and Mississippi are treading a narrow line between conflicting directives on affirmative action. In U.S. vs. Louisiana, court orders permit use of affirmative action in admissions for desegregation purposes, but in Hopwood vs. Texas, Louisiana campuses are barred from using affirmative action in admissions to enhance racial diversity. (CH)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Desegregation, Court Litigation, Educational Trends, Higher Education, Legal Problems, Public Colleges, Public Policy, School Responsibility, State Universities, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Hopwood v Texas; Louisiana; Mississippi