University of California Student Association officials said they plan use newly reinstated lobbying power to convince the University's Board of Regents to repeal the ban on affirmative action.
The group plans to appeal to state legislature and officials who may aid in increasing diversity on the California-system campuses.
The lobbying power comes from a recently reversed decision by the California Supreme Court that ruled mandatory student fees cannot be used for off-campus lobbying efforts.
Radcliffe College will be absorbed into Harvard, retaining some of its name as the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, which will become an institution officially on Oct. 1 at 12:01 a.m. Harvard will assume all responsibility for Radcliffe's all-female student body.
The Ann Radcliffe Trust, a new organization, will sponsor events and groups that deal with gender issues, but some Radcliffe programs previously open to only female students have uncertain futures, due to Harvard's policy against gender discrimination in the classroom.
The $40 million settlement adds $12 million to the amount Harvard already pays Boston annually. Harvard does not pay taxes on land in either of the two cities where it owns property, Boston or Cambridge, because it is used for educational purposes.
Harvard owns 226 acres in Boston and 220 acres in Cambridge.
The program's development is due in part to recent challenges made to admission systems that use race as a factor, Virginia officials said.
Expecting to increase the number of minority students applying to Virginia, the two-week program will expose middle and high school students to various aspects of Virginia's social and academic climate.
Virginia's Office of Admissions uses race as a factor in admissions and has dealt with allegations from organizations, including the Washington-based Center for Equal Opportunity, that the practice is illegal.
Employees charged that Dennis Polla, head of the Minnesota biomedical institute, has mismanaged funds from within and outside the university since taking office in January 1998.
Polla also allegedly used Minnesota students, facilities and money to work, unaffiliated with the university, as a consultant for state and federal companies.
After acknowledging the investigation, Polla declined to comment on the auditors' investigation or findings.
- Compiled from U-WIRE reports.
09-15-99
| Previous Article | Next Article |
should be sent to: daily.letters@umich.edu | should be sent to: online.daily@umich.edu |