Word: weal
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When members of the Women's Equity Action League (WEAL) filed a complaint with the Department of Labor (DOL) last month charging the Kennedy School with violating federal affirmative action hiring codes, they vowed to "keep up the pressure" on the school. This week they kept their promise...
Three weeks ago, the Women's Equity Action League (WEAL) filed a complaint, pending decision by the Department of Labor, charging the school with violating federal affirmative action hiring codes. The students' letter refers to the complaint and also expresses concern over the school's lack of minority and women students...
Lori Forman, chairman of the KSSA's affirmative action subcommittee, said yesterday the governing board agrees the school needs more women and minorities but has not endorsed the WEAL complaint, which charges administrators with ignoring specific federal standards on the solicitation of advice on faculty appointments...
...Department of Labor's investigation of the charges supports WEAL's claim, the University could forfeit the $98 million it annually receives from the government, funds contingent upon compliance with federal affirmative action statutes...
Until Labor reaches a decision, WEAL and the K-School can do little but wait. The school forwarded its employment information to the department as part of a routine University-wide investigation earlier this year. WEAL's leaders say they're prepared to wait "two or three months" for a verdict, though they pledged to remind investigators repeatedly to "hurry up" their study...