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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi – excerpts from the Fifth US Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling in the case of Ayers v. Fordice

April 23, 1997 Before KING, JOLLY, and DENNIS–Circuit Judges. KING, Circuit Judge: This case concerns the obligation of the State of Mississippi and the other defendants to dismantle the system of de jure segregation that was maintained in public universities in Mississippi.

Mississippi churning – court rulings on racial inequality in higher education in Mississippi – includes related articles on court rulings in the case of Ayers v. Fordice and precedence of Hopwood v. The State of Texas – Cover Story

After twenty-two years of continuous litigation in the federal courts, the legal battle that has engulfed Mississippi’s system of higher education, Ayers v. Fordice, appears to have no end in sight. Parties on both sides of the struggle have grown weary of the case, and some say they would like to strike an agreement that would end the protracted court battles and put desegregation efforts on a clear decisive course.

Recruitment & Retention

Public schools: the solution to Mississippi’s woes – college preparation – Column

Nine years ago, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) examined how well Mississippi” K-12 school system was preparing Black students to meet the college admission requirements then in effect. This research revealed two important facts.

Office for Civil Rights puts Texas on notice – investigation to determine Texas’ compliance with a Civil Rights provision

While Texas state officials scramble to adopt race-neutral admissions and financial aid policies in the state’s public higher education system? the U.S. Department of Education has opened an inquiry to determine whether the state is complying with Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

University of Wisconsin Regents Waiting for State Budget to Make Decision on Tuition Increases

MADISON Wis. University of Wisconsin System students will have to wait until next month to find out how much their tuition for the coming academic year will cost.

Leadership & Policy

Antioch College Alumni Fight to Keep the College Open

Antioch College alumni have come up with a plan to keep the college open by having it sever ties with the Antioch University system and stand on its own.

Selective admissions: another milestone for Southern University – Column

Last year the Southern University, Board of Supervisors officially revealed its plan for the Southern University Baton Rouge campus to replace its long-standing policy of open admission selective admission. Thus, instead of admitting every student that applies regardless of academic merit — as was the tradition — admission will now be based on the ability of of prospective students to meet certain set academic criteria. By this pronouncement, the hoard has created another milestone in the history of the university’ which oversees the operation of the three campuses of the Southern University System, located in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Shreveport Bossier City.

African-American

The Ebonics debate: separating fact from fallacy

For the past several weeks, the nation — and its news media — have been engrossed in an on going and highly emotional debate on the subject of “Ebonics,” a term used by some to define a linguistic system used by many — but certainly by no means all — African Americans.

Leadership & Policy

Hard-charging president of N.C.’s community college system resigns; Hackley calls it quits after two years doing ‘undoable’ job – Dr. Lloyd Hack

Hackley Calls It Quits after Two Years Doing `Undoable’ Job Charlotte, N.C. Soon after he became president of the North Carolina Community College System two years ago, Dr. Lloyd “Vic” Hackley began encountering friction.

Resolution of the Board of Education adopting the report and recommendations of the African American task force; A policy statement and directing the superintendent of schools to devise a program to improve the English language acquisition and application

Whereas, numerous validated scholarly studies demonstrate that African-Americ-an students as a part of their culture and history [as] an African people possess and utilize a language described in various scholarly approaches as “Ebonics” (literally “Blank sounds”) or “Pan-African Communication Behaviors” or “African Language Systems”; and

Supreme Court ruling creates questions for Topeka’s schools

TOPEKA Kan. A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision could force the public school system here to modify the policies it has used for a decade to keep individual schools racially balanced, attorneys say.

Community Colleges

Bishop State nursing director resigns

MOBILE Ala. Bishop State Community College’s nursing director resigned days after a report by the state two-year college system cited problems in her department.

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