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...past books, such as his 1963 Beyond the Melting Pot, written with Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan '66 (D-NY) and his 1975 Affirmative Discrimination, Glazer argued tirelessly for a strong presentation of "distinctly American culture" in school and for the assimilation of different ethnic groups into American society...

Author: By Michael M. Rosen, | Title: In New Book, Glazer Restates Positions On Affirmative Action, Multiculturalism | 4/15/1997 | See Source »

While he still maintains a devotion to the ideal of the melting pot, Glazer says that he now acknowledges certain "realities" in education, particularly among African-Americans...

Author: By Michael M. Rosen, | Title: In New Book, Glazer Restates Positions On Affirmative Action, Multiculturalism | 4/15/1997 | See Source »

...Glazer recently criticized the Califonia Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI), a referendum which garnered 54 percent of the Californian vote last November and has since been upheld by the California Supreme Court. He said he feels that the initiative, which would make racial preferences illegal, "would undermine the pattern of American adaptation to social change by introducing a complete ban on the use of race in college admissions...

Author: By Michael M. Rosen, | Title: In New Book, Glazer Restates Positions On Affirmative Action, Multiculturalism | 4/15/1997 | See Source »

Fellow conservatives, such as Thomas Sowell '58, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, have in turn criticized Glazer for his opposition to the CCRI, most notably in a recent article in The Weekly Standard...

Author: By Michael M. Rosen, | Title: In New Book, Glazer Restates Positions On Affirmative Action, Multiculturalism | 4/15/1997 | See Source »

Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield Jr. '53, however, comes to Glazer's defense in the area of affirmative action for African-Americans. Mansfield said that "while racial injustice is in good part gone, it nevertheless lingers...

Author: By Michael M. Rosen, | Title: In New Book, Glazer Restates Positions On Affirmative Action, Multiculturalism | 4/15/1997 | See Source »

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