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There is an inarguable disparity between percentages of male and female senior faculty at this University. The staff sees this disparity and assumes that it is the product of some institutional bias that leads to the chronic mistreatment of women under the tenuring process. The staff presents no evidence that such obstacles actually still exist...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Affirmative Action | 5/12/1997 | See Source »

...most often applied. Because the OCR has never actually enforced Title IX by denying federal funds to noncomplying schools, wronged parties have had to resort to legal challenges. In recent years such high-profile schools as Colgate, Auburn, Texas and Colorado State have had to deal with sports-bias lawsuits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR WOMEN | 5/5/1997 | See Source »

...most students said they do not believe the gender imbalance is a result of bias in the Phi Beta Kappa selection process...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Upton, | Title: Women Scarce In 'Kappa Elections | 4/28/1997 | See Source »

...think it was unfortunate," Rudenstine said. "I don't think any of the universities thought they were talking about a bias...

Author: By Matthew W. Granade and Adam S. Hickey, S | Title: Rudenstine Heads Diversity Support Effort | 4/25/1997 | See Source »

After today's Times headline, James H. Rowe III, vice president for government, community and public affairs, said he was irritated by the use of the word "bias" to describe the statement...

Author: By Matthew W. Granade and Adam S. Hickey, S | Title: Rudenstine Heads Diversity Support Effort | 4/25/1997 | See Source »

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