The White House
Search the
White House Virtual Library
for more information on affirmative action.
White House
Report to the Presi
d
ent
on Affirmative Action
President’s
Advisory Board on Race
Federal Agencies and Commissions on the Web
A great way to keep up to date with affirmative action and other topics of interest is to use
Thomas
then use the phrase affirmative action in the search request.
The
EEOC
has a page on the web with lots of helpful information including their mediation initiative.
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
is an independent, bi-partisan fact finding agency. Its homepage contains press releases, contact names, information about filing discrimination complaints, and publications catalogues.
The
OFCCP
now has a web site.
T
he complete
Code of Federal Regulations
relating to affirmative action and the
OFCCP Compliance Manual
are just a few of the many things available.
Valuable information from the
Census Bureau
is available at their homepage. Some of the data for creating affirmative action plans that you might currently be paying for is available in free, easy to customize
electronic reports
.
The Office of Small Business and Minority Affairs
administers and implements the small and disadvantaged business utilization program, minority colleges and universities program, and provides management oversight of the Department's advisory committees, interagency committees and intradepartmental committees.
The
Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights
is responsible for enforcing laws relating to discrimination in educational institutions that receive Federal financial assistance. The page contains biographical information about key personnel in the office.
Survey of Earned Doctorates, National Science Foundation
The Survey of Earned Doctorates, sponsored by the National Science
Foundation and five other Federal agencies, has obtained detailed
information on all research doctorate recipients since 1958. Data from this
survey is used by many affirmative action/diversity officers to determine
the supply of doctorates in very specific fields of study, by
race/ethnicity, gender, citizenship status. Detailed affirmative action
tables are available for a nominal fee from the contractor, NORC at University of
Chicago, at (312) 759-4031.
College Opportunities On-Line
(COOL) from the National Center for Education Statistics has info on 9000 colleges and universities.
In The Courts
U.S. Supreme Court
It's Your Court
Visit the
Legal Information Institute
at Cornell and search for employment related cases.
Adarand Constructors vs
.
Pena
- A Supreme Court case that limits affirmative action.
Hopwood vs.
T
exas
- A March 18, 1996 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Decision against the University of Texas School of Law's Affirmative Action Program. The Supreme Court chose not to use an
appeal
of this decision
to address whether affirmative action was constitutional.
Recent Supreme Court cases on
employm
e
nt discrim
i
nation
.
Another landmark affirmative action case was
Regent
s
o
f the University of California vs. Bakke
.
U.S. Court Cases
In the States
A great way to keep up to date with state initiatives on affirmative action and other topics of interest is to use
Th
o
mas
then use the phrase affirmative action in the search request.
GoverNet
A
ffairs
allows you to simultaneously search the pages of all states that currently place their legislation on the internet.
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights tracks information on
affirmative a
c
tion i
n
itiatives in the states.
The Glass
C
eiling Commission
was created by the Civil Rights Act of 1991. The Commission works to identify glass ceiling barriers and expand practices and policies which promote employment opportunities for the advancement of minorities and women into positions of responsibility in the private sector. It strongly supports Affirmative Action as a tool to help break down the glass ceiling. Some of the reports provided at this link are in PDF or ZIP format. Instructions for converting them are provided
Mediation Resources
The
Society of Professionals in
D
ispute Resolution
has a web site full of information about their role, mission and services. The Proceedings of the SPIDR 1995 Annual Meeting is available there.
The
American Arbitration As
s
ociation
has some good info on mediation. It's worth checking out.
The
National Association
for Community Mediation
has information for community mediation centers and the volunteers who support them. There's a directory of mediation centers in the U.S.
The
Academy o
f
Family Mediators
is a good source of info for mediators involved in assisting their clients with family issues.
Professional Mediation Journals and Printed Materials
ADR Online
Monthly
is a site sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Center for Information Technology and Dispute Resolution.
The
Ohio State Jour
n
al on Dispute Resolution
is the official journal of the American Bar Association's Section on Dispute Resolution. The new web page is a comprehensive resource for other alternative dispute resolution sites on the Internet, like CMC- Knoxville, providing direct links to more than 65 governmental, educational and international agencies and organizations. It provides Internet users with abstracts of recent articles published in the JDR, an index of every article published in the JDR since its inception, and mastheads of all current and previous JDR members, with links to each member's current e-mail address. The page also provides subscription information for the JDR.
The National Center for State Courts
has recently created a new ADR database and information clearinghouse. The database identifies various court-connected ADR programs nationwide and contains information on program types and standards and qualifications of neutrals. Also, the Center has an ADR Information Clearinghouse for use by ADR providers and researchers. The Clearinghouse contains documents, reports, sample brochures, rules, and contact names for ADR programs nationwide. Please feel free to contact the Information Service for more information via telephone (757) 253-2000 or e-mail
ADR Information
Clearinghouse
at
infoservice@ncsc.dni.us
.
Other Good Mediation Links
Check out the
Mediation Informatio
n
and Resource Center
. This is a big site which has been recently upgraded with lots and lots of great information.
The
Tennessee Mediators Network
has an online locator of Tennessee Mediators, articles on mediation plus marketing your mediation practice.
Other Great Organizations to Visit
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
The
National Organization
for Women
(NOW) web page contains many excellent articles on affirmative action. Check out one of these articles or use the search feature to look at all of their affirmative action related pages.
Women's Web
World
- The home page of the Feminist Majority is another excellent place to look for information on affirmative action. Their
Campaign
for Women's Rights and Civil Rights - Women Won't Go Back
is a clearinghouse for information on the California Civil Rights Initiative as well as affirmative action information from around the country. They also provide some useful
li
n
ks
to other organizations' homepages.
The UCLA Asian American Studies Center has released a policy analysis of affirmative action titled
Beyond Self Interest:APAs Toward a Commu
n
ity of Justice
.
The
socialpsychology.org
web site contains a well-reasoned
essay
explaining why affirmative action should be maintained. Visitors can print, download, or distribute the essay without charge.
The
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineeri
n
g
recently placed a full page ad in the Wall Street Journal to emphasize their support for affirmative action.
VoteS
m
artWeb
is a comprehensive, non-partisan page devoted to tracking where politicians stand on a variety of key issues. For the
senate
, one of these key issues is affirmative action; each senator's voting record on affirmative action is examined. The page also contains links to the internet resources provided by each
state
.
The
American Civil
Liberties Union
has a page devoted to the issue of
racial equality
which contains several articles and position papers on affirmative action. You can also
search their site
or check out a
Brochure on Affirmative Action
put together by one of their California chapters.
The University of Maryland
Diversit
y
Database
offers a variety of resources beneficial to the aa/eeo professional. It includes a dictionary of diversity related terms as well as information on promoting diversity in the academic setting.
The Affirmative Action and Diversity Project
is dedicated to presenting diverse opinions regarding Affirmative Action topics. The site also houses policy documents and an annotated bibliography of research and teaching materials.
A listing of
legal resources for
victims of employment discrimination
has been compiled by Wayne Outten, who along with Robert Rabin and Lisa Lipman authored the American Civil Liberties Union Handbook THE RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES AND UNION MEMBER: The Basic ACLU Guide To The Rights Of Employees And Union Members
T
h
e Mexica
n
American Legal Defense and Education Fund
has a page outlining why it believes Latinos should support Affirmative Action.
The
National Association of African American Studies
, a non-profit organization
The Citizen's Co
m
mission on Civil Rights
is committed to the revitalization of a progressive civil rights agenda at the national level. Their report "Affirmative Action: Working and Learning Together" concludes that contrary to the claims of its opponents, ending affirmative action would divide and not unite the nation.
The Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action
By Any Means Necessary
People for the American Way
have an area on equal Rights
The National Urban League
offers resources including the new report on the State of Black America 1998.
Bureau of National Affairs Labor Relations Reporter
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Society of Human Resources Management
, SHRM, is a major professional association resource for HR Professionals. Their Certification program is first rate! Lots of resources for members.
College and University Personnel Association
, CUPA is the major HR professional group for higher education.
Southern Poverty Law Center
