Career & Professional Resources

Affirmative Action

The resources in this list include Federal and local government, individual and corporate affirmative action perspectives.

Last update 01/16/2008

WEB SITES

Affirmative Action and Diversity Project: A Web Page for Research

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The site presents diverse opinions regarding affirmative action, rather than only a pro or con position. The site is academic and scholarly with articles, analyses, documents, current legislation and a bibliography. Because it's a California based site, there are many references to California affirmative action issues.
American Association for Affirmative Action

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"The American Association for Affirmative Action (AAAA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of affirmative action as an instrument to fulfill the nation’s promise of equal opportunity. Its mission is to nurture understanding of and offer advice on affirmative action to enhance access and equity in employment, economic and educational opportunities."  

 

Funding federal civil rights enforcement, 2005 [electronic resource]
by Government Printing Office; U.S. Commission of Civil Rights

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e-Document that reports analyses of the 1994-2005 accomplishments of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Brown v. Board of Education case rulings.
Michigan Affirmative Action Amendment
by various Lansing attorneys

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Even though a commercial site, it includes the most current information about the effect and implementation of Michigan's Proposal 2 law, "Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, passed on November 7, 2006.

BOOKS

Affirmative action
by Grapes, Bryan J. editor
Location: McNichols Campus Library
Call Number: JC 599 .U5 A34685 2000

Affirmative action : a documentary history
by Robinson, Jo Ann Ooiman, editor
Location: McNichols Campus Library
Call Number: JC 599 .U5 A346853 2001

Affirmative action : an encyclopedia
by James A . Beckman
Location: McNichols Campus Library
Call Number: HF 5549.5 . A34 A 426 2004 c .1

Affirmative action : federal laws, regulations and legal history
by Peterson, James (editor)
(2005)
Location: McNichols Campus Library
Call Number: KF 4755.5 .A935 2005

Affirmative action and the university: race, ethnicity, and gender in higher education employment
Location: McNichols Campus Library
Call Number: LC 212.42 .R35 2000

Affirmative action, hate speech, and tenure : narratives about race, law and the academy
by Baez, Benjamin
(2002)
Location: McNichols Campus Library
Call Number: KF 4155 .B27 2002

The affirmative action hoax : diversity, the importance of character and other lies
by Farron, Steven
(2005)
Location: McNichols Campus Library
Call Number: LC 213.52 .F37 2005

Affirmative action programs (extended collection): a bibliography compiled for the use of the Michigan Legislature
Location: McNichols Campus Library
Call Number: Ref. Z 675 .S7 M55 1997-

Affirmative action, the Supreme Court, and political power in the old Confederacy
Location: McNichols Campus Library
Call Number: HF 5549.5 .A34 T83 2000

Beyond affirmative action : reframing the context of higher education
Location: McNichols Campus Library
Call Number: LC 191.9 .I23 2001

http://research.udmercy.edu
Beyond black and white: affirmative action in America
Location: McNichols Campus Library
Call Number: HF 5549.5 .A34 B49 2000

Collision course: the strange convergence of affirmative action and immigration policy in America
by Graham, High Davis
(2002)
Location: McNichols Campus Library
Call Number: JV 6483 .G73 2002

Color lines: affirmative action, immigration, and civil rights options for Americans
Location: McNichols Campus Library
Call Number: HF 5549.5 .A34 C647 2001

Politics of stereotypes : psychology and affirmative action
by Salinas, Moises
Location: McNichols Campus Library
Call Number: LC 212.42 .S35 2003

Talking affirmative action : race, opportunity, and everyday ideology
by Lipson, Helen
(2006)
Location: McNichols Campus Library
Call Number: LC 213.52 .L55 2006

Understanding the backlash against affirmative action
by Fobanjong, John
Location: McNichols Campus Library
Call Number: HF 5549.5 .A34 F63 2001

1900-1999 CLASSIC RESOURCES

Affirmative action and black entrepreneurship
by Boston, Thomas
Location: McNichols Campus Library
Call Number: HD 2346 .U5 B67 1999

Labor market information for affirmative action programs/ prepared by Michigan Jobs Commission, Employment Service Agency, Office of Labor Markey Information
Location: McNichols Campus Library
Call Number: HD 5725 .M5 L52 1998-2000

On higher ground : education and the case for affirmative action
by Feinberg, Walter
(1998)
Location: McNichols Campus Library
Call Number: LC 212.2 .F45 1998

Up against the law: affirmative action and the Supreme Court
by Caplan, Lincoln
Location: McNichols Campus Library
Call Number: KF 4755.5 .C368 1997

VIDEOS and DVDs

Affirmative action and reaction [VHS VIDEORECORDING] an interview with Lani Guinier (Video)
Format: VHS
Location: McNichols Campus Library
Call Number: KF 4755.5 .A34 1995 (Reserved at Circulation Desk)

Features an interview with L. Guinier. DIscusses how whites and blacks differ in their understanding of affirmative action, and whether it is still necessary.

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