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Affirmative Action and U.S. Society: Higher Education

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Reference Sources

Representative Books

Affirmative Action and the University Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in Higher Education Employment
Also available in H-L, third floor: LC212.42 .R35 2000

Defending Diversity Affirmative Action at the University of Michigan
Also available in H-L, third floor: LB2351.2 .D43 2004

For similar books, try searching the catalog for:
    discrimination in higher education
    affirmative action programs and universities

Web sites

"Affirmative Action Reports" required by the Federal government may often be found by searching the web site of the university or college.

The Chronicle of Higher Education
Includes over 4500 articles, scholary and opinion, related to affirmative action in higher education published in the Chronicle; enter affirmative action in the search box

Diversity Web: An Interactive Resource Hub for Higher Education
A variety of articles by scholars and organizations; click on "Search" at the top of the page

Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
Includes current and archival articles

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Statistics and articles related to affirmative action, including degrees conferred and enrollment by race.

Indexes/Dabatases

ERIC
The largest database of education information; includes articles and unpublished papers and documents.

LexisNexis-Academic
Includes newspaper and journal articles and legal information

Other Indexes & Databases

U.S. Government Offices/Documents

GPO Access
Information from all three branches of the federal government, includes Supreme Court decisions, congressional bills and hearings, presidential speeches, laws and regulations, and more

United States Commission on Civil Rights
Includes correspondence, documents, depositions, statements, hearing transcripts, legisslation, and other primary source material

United States Department of Education-Office for Civil Rights
Policies, research, news, and speeches

United States Commission on Civil Rights. "Beyond Percentage Plans: The Challenge of Equal Opportunity in Higher Eeducation: Draft Staff Report." (Nov. 2002)

United States Commission of Civil Rights. "Toward an Understanding of Percentage Plans in Higher Education: Are They Effective Substitutes for Affirmative Action?: A Statement" (April 2000)