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Affirming The Purpose Of Affirmative Action: Understanding A Policy Of The Past To Move Toward A More Informed Future, Meagan Schantz
Affirming The Purpose Of Affirmative Action: Understanding A Policy Of The Past To Move Toward A More Informed Future, Meagan Schantz
Sacred Heart University Scholar
The application of affirmative action policies to university admissions is a topic of ongoing controversy. This article (ex)amines the debate through an interdisciplinary lens, drawing on the fields of history, law, and ethics. The first section provides historical background on affirmative action policies, tracing how they expanded from the employment sector into higher education. Next examined are legal challenges to affirmative action in admissions, with a focus on the pivotal 1978 Bakke case. The ethical implications of affirmative action are next considered, in particular the question of how affirmative action can be applied in a way that supports disenfranchised groups …
Computer Access For Students With Disabilities: An Adaptive Technology Laboratory, Frances Grodzinsky
Computer Access For Students With Disabilities: An Adaptive Technology Laboratory, Frances Grodzinsky
School of Computer Science & Engineering Faculty Publications
Adaptive technology, which permits equity of access, has helped to reassure people with disabilities that they can attempt a university education with minimal accommodation.