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12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED138181 AUTHOR: Barksdale, Milton Kendall
TITLE: Graduate and Professional School Admissions: Social
and Legal Considerations.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1977
NOTE: 43 p.
ABSTRACT: In some respects, "discrimination'' is at the
heart of the college admission process, and in the
selection
of students for graduate or professional programs, the
application of admittance criteria becomes a matter with
potential moral and legal ramifications. The practice of
setting aside specific places for less-prepared applicants
(generally those who had suffered from discrimination and
had received an inferior education) has resulted in denying
access to other applicants with sufficient qualifications.
The court cases of Marco Defunis and Allan Bakke, which
challenge these admission policies and techniques, are
discussed in this paper. Other cases are cited that are
concerned with financial aid as well as admission criteria.
The significance of litigation involving charges of
discrimination and the attention given to the concept of
due
process is assessed. The ultimate effect cannot be known,
but there will develop a greater concern for detailed
records on the part of selection committees. The difficulty
in maintaining a balance between the rights guaranteed to
both minority and nonminority Americans is emphasized.
(LBH)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Affirmative-Action; Constitutional-Law;
Court-Litigation; Due-Process; Females-; Financial-Support;
Government-School-Relationship; Higher-Education; Medical
Schools; Nontraditional-Students; Professional-Education;
Residence-Requirements; Supreme-Court-Litigation
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Access-to-Education; *Admission-Criteria;
*Educational-Discrimination; *Graduate-Study; *Legal
Problems; *Reverse-Discrimination; *Social-Problems
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