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ERIC Number: EJ508045
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0735-6846
Using Research to Reduce Racism at a University.
Sedlacek, William E.
Journal of Humanistic Education and Development, v33 n3 p131-40 Mar 1995
Research conducted over a 25-year period concerning the needs and problems of African American students at a large, predominantly white university was used to defend a reverse-discrimination lawsuit against that university. The plaintiff claimed that the past effects of discrimination had been ameliorated and that the affirmative active programs were no longer needed. (JPS)
Descriptors: Blacks, Court Litigation, Higher Education, Racial Discrimination, Reverse Discrimination, Social Bias, Universities
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: African Americans
Note: Special theme issue on "Case Studies in Social Action."