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...race. The majority may not go along, but what Douglas seemed to be suggesting was that if the school were to recast its admissions approach-for instance, by adding points to the law-board scores of any applicants who might be considered victims of the test's cultural bias-it could avoid the entire constitutional discrimination problem. The effect would still be to help minority students who might otherwise fail to meet the entrance requirements...
...least the past five years reformers have sought to modify the department's generally conservative bias, first by demanding that the ranks of tenured professors include Marxian economists, then, in the past year, by working within the department's committee structure to insure a place in the curriculum where Marxian economics could be systematically taught...
Theme journalism often appears to be biased reporting. But Griffith believes that bias is less prevalent than it used to be, at least among "straight" newsmen (as opposed to the underground press and New Journalists who "live at the intersection of fact and fiction"). In any event, Griffith is no preacher of bland impartiality. He argues that newsmen should have a sense of commitment and responsibility, provided that their general convictions do not cloud their judgment in handling specific stories. He urges readers to "suspect an indifference that calls itself impartiality; it is the pedestrian asset of secondrraters...
...suing to have the decree set aside. Average back pay for each worker will come to $750; by contrast, a recent judgment against Northwest Airlines could be worth as much as $18,000 for a longtime employee. Also, the decree grants the industry immunity from any other job-bias suits until it expires in five years; if any are filed by workers who believe they are still being discriminated against, the Government will intervene on the side of the companies and union...
Government bias busters may have a chance to redeem themselves in the eyes of the civil rights groups. A number of federal agencies are investigating possible job discrimination at some of the largest U.S. corporations. General Motors, General Electric, Ford and Sears already have been named as targets by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and other cases are expected in such basic industries as copper and aluminum...