Word: weal
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...Women's Equity Action League (WEAL), the Kennedy School of Government's nemesis since it filed a complaint against the school last fall, resumed its crusade for affirmative action this week; but the signals it gave off seemed mixed...
Specifically, the WEAL brief contained a point-by-point rebuttal to the school's recent affirmative action "progress report," which had stressed the appointments of women and minorities in several non-tenured positions...
Arguing that the school's alleged "signs of progress" were "irrelevant" or "a misrepresentation of date," WEAL cited evidence indicating that most of the new instructors had previous ties to the school. Those connections that the K-School had not significantly improved its search processes but instead was relying on the "old-boy network," WEAL's memorandum stated...
...Jackson '70, associate dean of the K-School--who said officials had not been notified of the testimony--denied WEAL's contention that K-School action has come in response to complaints, saying "we are doing a better job because it's right and because it's the law." He added, "It is not in response to pressure from the Department of Labor or from an interest group...
...WEAL is scheduled to testify for 10 minutes at the hearings on "how best to improve the goals" of affirmative action, a committee staff person said yesterday. The hearings are the fourth and final set the committee has scheduled on the topic. The previous ones examined the effectiveness of current affirmative action regulations...