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Leonard said that his office had mailed ample material to every dean and department chairman explaining the HEW requirements. "Everyone who reads should be familiar with the requirements under affirmative action," he said...
...informed the deans in a memo circulated last semester that HEW requires that goals and timetables be set by every faculty, and in some larger faculties by smaller units, presumably by department...
...national scale, however, forced 1:1 admissions remains an impractical, and unlikely, legislative measure. The best solution is probably to be found in a compromise between fixed admissions ratios and the vagaries of "sex-blind" admissions. Legislation could be enacted setting up an enforcing agency, similar to the HEW's review of discriminatory hiring practices. It would police American universities and ensure consistent, equal educational opportunities for women...
...make the greatest contribution to scholarship and teaching in their respective fields. Affirmative action must not be construed to justify the appointment of less qualified persons from any group simply to provide role models or atone for past short-comings. Reverse discrimination is illegal under Federal law and under HEW guidelines. It is grossly unfair to more qualified candidates who are denied appointment for reasons for which they are not responsible. Above all, it compromises the primary functions of the University...
Government requirements do involve a substantial administrative burden. Fantastic amounts of time and energy have been devoted in this University to gathering data, obtaining computer printouts, and preparing hundreds of pages of reports to HEW. Within the faculties, some persons complain of the extra work involved in making a special attempt to identify promising women and minority candidates and in documenting these efforts. Despite these costs, I believe that the extra work has been worthwhile. Our poor record prior to the past four years suggests that special efforts have indeed been necessary. In addition, the efforts we have made have...