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Mississippi appeal refused – Ayers v. Fordice, college admission standards and black enrollment

The refusal of the U.S. Supreme Court to consider an appeal by plaintiffs in the long-running Ayers v. Fordice case has given Mississippi state officials breathing room to prove that a controversial college admissions plan is not reducing access for Blacks to the state’s public university system.

Forthcoming ETS Report proclaims the importance of HBCUs – Educational Testing Service; Historically Black Colleges and Universities – includes related article on ETS Report

WASHINGTON Every time the public funding of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is discussed, the same question arises: Now that colleges and universities are no longer segregated, why should a separate system of colleges and universities, begun in the time of segregation, be maintained?

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Leadership & Policy

Alabama Higher Ed Board Restricts System Employee Flex Policy

MONTGOMERY Ala. The state board of education took the first step Tuesday toward approving a new policy that would restrict the way system employees use flexible work schedules.

Community Colleges

Judge says Alabama college system discriminated against women; ruling alludes to history of gender bias and “good-ol-boy” patronage

An Alabama federal judge has drawn a damning portrait of the state’s community college system, describing it as riddled with gender discrimination and rife with political patronage.

Community Colleges

Virginia system seen as model of things to come

Richmond, Va. John White doesn’t care if his university football team wins. He doesn’t pal around with other students in the dorm. He doesn’t do keg parties.

California’s Community College System Gets Students Into School But Not Always Out

SAN DIEGO For most of history, higher education has been reserved for a tiny elite.

Historically Black, Majority White Schools Unite to Boost Minority STEM Degrees

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Four historically Black North Carolina colleges and universities will partner with four majority White counterparts in Virginia to double the average number of minorities completing degrees in science, technology, engineering and math.

Community Colleges

Bishop State Gets Transition Team to Help Fix Financial Problems

MOBILE, Ala. Alabama College System chancellor Bradley Byrne has created for Bishop State Community College a transition team, lead by the administrator to replace outgoing president Dr. Yvonne Kennedy, to help the college recover from the financial scandal that has threatened the predominately Black institution’s accreditation.

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.

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