The diversity dilemma.(Gratz versus Bollinger, affirmative action case)(Brief Article)

From: Commonweal | Date: March 9, 2001 | Copyright information

Is affirmative action the victim of its own success? That's one conclusion to be drawn from Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter v. Bollinger, two cases challenging affirmative-action policies at the University of Michigan. Affirmative action has always counterposed two basic aspects of the American notion of equal opportunity. Opponents argue that taking race or gender into account in hiring or university admissions is discrimination pure and simple. Proponents counter that taking such ...

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