Word: quota
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...also representative of an ideology which seeks to defend the legacy of American apartheid and white supremacy: institutional racism. Instead of acknowledging the effects of racism and seeking to propose solutions, Leo brays about "bad publicity" and "questionable evidence." He fears that companies will "lurch toward a quota system," which may prevent discrimination lawsuits but will undermine meritocracy...
Individuals, as they have always been, are the key to a harmonious future. Millions of individuals working from coast to coast to reach out, to communicate, to understand and to support will do far more for race relations than any quota or government program ever did. Individuals working on public service projects, engaging their fellow citizens in initially uncomfortable conversations and discussions, working with community leaders in other communities can begin to rebuild the inter-racial and multicultural foundation that this country will need in the 21st century. Indeed, we cannot solve the problems of racial tension if we continue...
...intensive scrutiny that black politicians face is the tragic character assassination leveled against Lani Guinier, after President Clinton nominated her to be the deputy attorney general for civil rights. Because of controversial articles about alternative voting systems that she wrote in law school, she was dubbed a "quota queen," and her nomination was sabotaged...
When Jimmy Quach '97 went home last month, he returned to his alma mater, San Francisco's Lowell High, a public magnet school known for its racial quota system...
...Department of Education completed a two-year review of Harvard's admissions process and found no evidence that Harvard had a quota limiting the number of Asian-American students accepted...