Mr Gonzales is a polite and inoffensive man. He has moderate views on affirmative action and abortion.
Racial identification can stem from other sources, such as heightened ethnic pride or the opportunity to benefit from affirmative action and other programs.
Whatever the political motivations of the SLATE, Mr. Unz and the other members have hit on two increasingly contentious issues in higher education: astronomical college costs and affirmative action.
She opposes all forms of affirmative action for women.
the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial; Rushdie's controversial book; a controversial decision on affirmative action.
Likewise, Susan Koo, president of the Niles West Korean Club, number three in her class and one of three National Merit semifinalists, hasn't thought much about affirmative action.
Students discuss the issue of affirmative action and college admissions.
The era of affirmative action, or preferential treatment for blacks, seems to be drawing to a close.
That was when the Malay majority institutionalised affirmative action for themselves, to the disadvantage of ethnic Chinese (a majority in Penang), who were perceived to have got unduly rich.
affirmative action has been extremely controversial and was challenged in 1978 in the Bakke decision.
Universities have taken seriously calls for inclusiveness and affirmative action.
But if Asians are being held back, it's not so much because of affirmative action but because of preference for whites.
The traditional remedy was "affirmative action" : various measures by universities to ensure higher rates of black enrolment.
However, none of the court decisions or programs on either side of the Atlantic makes any real attempt to address the larger racial issues that created the need for affirmative action from the start.
Don't we need affirmative action to keep bigoted employers from refusing to.
Supporters of affirmative action hailed the decision as a landmark.
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