The evolving diversity rationale in university admissions
Subtitle: from Regents v. Bakke to the University of Michigan cases
By: Marcia G. Synnott
Publisher: Cornell Law Review
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Ithaca, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 504
Subjects: Universities and colleges; Admission; Law and legislation; Affirmative action programs; Harvard University
Table of contents: title: I. Justice Powell's "Diversity rationale" and the impact of split votes in Bakke; title: II. Harvard admissions policies: a problematic model?; title: III. Hopwood v. Texas: a challenge to Bakke?; title: IV. Challenging affirmative action at the University of Michigan; title: V. The expert reports of William G. Bowen and Derek Bok; title: VI. The Supreme Court's split decisions in the University of Michigan cases; title: VII. The aftermath: universities cautiously continue affirmative action admissions policies.