Affirmative Action

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Southeastern has targeted 2011-12 to establish a baseline of anti-harassment, non-discrimination and zero-tolerance prevention and education for faculty, staff and students. A number of opportunities will be offered to maximize participation. Watch for upcoming opportunities.

Race and ethnicity are among several factors for admission to UT A judge dismissed a federal lawsuit Monday that claimed undergraduate admissions policies at the University of Texas at Austin violate the Constitution and federal law. U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks ruled Monday that the university’s use of race and ethnicity as factors in admissions ... Read More

Written by Christopher Leon Jones, Jr. A reprint from Affirmative Action Register, Wednesday, 20 May 2009 Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the case of Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committee.2   In a unanimous decision, the Court held that Title IX was not meant to provide an exclusive mechanism for addressing gender discrimination in ... Read More

Written by AAR Staff Tuesday, 11 August 2009 15:25 Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate have introduced the inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a bill that would create federal protections against workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. ENDA would make it illegal to fire, refuse to hire or refuse to promote an employee ... Read More