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Equal
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Preserving Diversity in Higher Education: A Manual on Admissions Policies and Procedures After the University of Michigan Decisions On the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's oral arguments in the University of Michigan affirmative action cases, three leading law firms made available Preserving Diversity in Higher Education: A Manual on Admissions Policies and Procedures After the University of Michigan Decisions, an innovative publication that provides a clear, comprehensive legal interpretation of the Supreme Court decisions to assist universities and law schools around the country as they redraft their policies to comply with the 2003 high court rulings. The 200-page publication was researched and written by attorneys from Bingham McCutchen LLP, Morrison & Foerster LLP, and Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP. Released in two parts, the first sections of Preserving Diversity, specifically delineating the legal framework for developing affirmative action plans, were published on the EJS website in September 2003 on demand of several universities. The Manual in its entirety - including legal analyses of financial aid, recruitment and scholarship programs - was released on April 1, 2004 at the Equal Justice Society's Third Annual National Conference at the University of Michigan School of Law. With the generous support of a grant from the MK Level Playing Field Institute, copies of the Manual were sent to the Dean or President, Admissions Officer, and selected General Counsels at every accredited law school (186 schools); every accredited medical school (141 schools); selected nursing schools; the top 50 universities and the top 50 small colleges. Copies were also sent to 105 "affirmative action advocates"-law professors who asked to be monitors for their universities and over 100 national and regional higher education policy and interest organizations. The Manual web page has also received over ten thousand visits since April. Media coverage of the Manual's release has included reports in the Sacramento Observer, Law.com, Americans for a Fair Chance, and the National Association for College Admission Counseling. The Chronicle of Higher Education, Black Issues in Higher Ed, and Hispanic Outlook featured paid advertisements. Preserving Diversity in Higher Education: A Manual on Admission Policies and Procedures After he University of Michigan Decisions can be downloaded in parts or in its entirety at the EJS website, www.equaljusticesociety.org. |
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STORIES IN THIS ISSUE Welcome to the launch of our first EJS e-newsletter! Racial Justice and Affirmative Action: The Year in Review SF Reception for EJS Board Chair, Professor Charles Ogletree EJS
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The Equal Justice Society is a national organization of scholars, advocates and concerned individuals advancing creative legal strategies and public policy for enduring social change. As heirs of the innovative legal and political strategists of Brown v. Board of Education, EJS will marshal our forces to defeat the right wing assault on social and racial justice. Our goal is to reshape jurisprudence to ensure that the rights of all are expanded, rather than diminished, by our courts and policy makers. Equal Justice Society, 220 Sansome St, 14th Flr, San Francisco, CA 94104, Ph (415) 288-8700 |