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The Trouble with Title IX

Jan 3, 2003 · Jon Sanders

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 purports to guarantee nondiscrimination in education. Nevertheless, it has been subject to a succession of bureaucratic “interpretations” that have practically twisted it into the legal trappings of a quota system. It may now be poised for reform.

Va. Attorney General says universities can’t justify preferences for remediation

May 10, 2002 · Jon Sanders

Racial and ethnic preferences in admissions and scholarships at Virginia state public universities can no longer be justified on the basis of remedying past discrimination, according to a memorandum from the office of Virginia Attorney General.

Discrimination for diversity’s sake doesn’t help minorities succeed

Mar 22, 2002 · Jon Sanders

The controversy over minority enrollment in North Carolina colleges gets right to the heart of diversity, the cardinal virtue of academe. Although the issue has been vexing colleges for years, it doesn’t take an outside observer long to realize the absurdly simple crux of the matter. The problem with minorities is just that there are just so few of them.