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Statement for Regent Hearing on Admission Policy
People tell me I am known for my constant criticisms of University of Wisconsin System diversity programs and admissions policies. That may be true. But, today I take a different approach. I want to relay several suggestions to you. My … Continue reading
Review Admissions Policies
Wisconsin State Journal :: OPINION :: A8 Monday, January 22, 2007 Chancellor John Wiley led a vigorous defense of UW-Madison’s admissions policy at last Thursday’s hearing by the Legislature’s committee on affirmative action. Wiley stated that no applicant is admitted … Continue reading
A Wisconsin Vote on Affirmative Action?
Op-Ed Submission to Capital Times 12/09/06, by W. Lee Hansen (574 words) What if Wisconsin voters in the recent election had been asked, as Michigan voters were, to amend the state constitution to “ban public institutions from using affirmative action … Continue reading
Op-Ed Submission on UW Diversity and Plan 2008
April 28, 2004 Is anybody paying attention to Plan 2008? Doesn‘t anyone care that after five years, little or no real progress has been made? Plan 2008 was adopted unanimously by the Board of Regents in Spring 1998. Earlier it … Continue reading
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Revised Op-Ed Submission to Wisconsin State Journal
July 1st, 2003 Last week‘s Supreme Court allowing the University of Michigan to continue using race as one among many criteria in admitting undergraduate students reaffirms the Court‘s 1978 Bakke decision and Justice Powell‘s diversity justification for race-based admissions policies. … Continue reading
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UW Ignores Diversity’s Flaws
Capital Times Op-Ed, published Monday June 23, 2003 Diversity‘s positive educational benefits are central to the University of Michigan‘s defense of its admittedly race-based admission policy in the Gratz v. Bollinger case. The U.S. Supreme Court is likely to announce … Continue reading
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On the Education Effects of Diversity Panel Discussion on Gratz v. Bollinger
Presented at Federalist Society Meeting, Marquette University Law School Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 1, 2003 The University of Michigan‘s central argument in the Gratz v. Bollinger case is that the positive educational benefits of diversity justify using race/ethnicity, as one among … Continue reading
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Different shades of diversity/Confusion persists in campus diversity efforts
“Different shades…” title reprinted from the The Badger Herald, April 4, 2003“Confusion persists…” title reprinted from the Wisconsin State Journal, April 6, 2003 Confusion continues about the meaning of diversity, affirmative action, and racial preferences in college admissions. This confusion … Continue reading
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Different shades of diversity/Confusion persists in campus diversity efforts
“Different shades…” title reprinted from the The Badger Herald, April 4, 2003“Confusion persists…” title reprinted from the Wisconsin State Journal, April 6, 2003 Confusion continues about the meaning of diversity, affirmative action, and racial preferences in college admissions. This confusion … Continue reading
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New and Continuing Threats to Academic Freedom: Causes and Solutions
Presented at Academic Freedom Conference, Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 14, 2005 I greatly appreciate this opportunity to discuss with you the current state of academic freedom and tenure, and its corollary, faculty governance. I … Continue reading →