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Tournament Offers Minority Exemption
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 19, 2009
...ized by their own country.
The Northern Trust exemption is like a weak handshake. And it smacks of affirmative action.
When Tiger Woods hit the Tour, everyone said it would open the doors for more A...
Send Wesley Snipes to jail: prosecutors
in Sox First, on April 16, 2008
...cades of legal precedent upholding the system's constitutional and statutory validity, and took affirmative steps to impede and obstruct the lawful right of the government to tax. Snipes and his i...
Accountants and fraud
in Sox First, on November 13, 2007
...t auditors were responsible for detecting any and all fraud, a whopping 82 per cent answered in the affirmative. At the same time, 62 per cent of the respondents said they thought it was possible for ...
Essence Of CSS In SEO
in The Search Engine Weblog, on October 25, 2007
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Are you using CSS? If the answer is on the affirmative you probably know the essence of the Cascading Style Sheet in doing search engine optimization.
If you aren't aware of what method you ...
Employees identify ethics gaps
in Sox First, on August 2, 2007
...nethical practices. But this was particularly the case in smaller companies. Asked "How often does your job conflict with your personal values?", 20 per cent answered in the affirmative. Ag... ...quot;How often does your job conflict with your personal values?", 20 per cent answered in the affirmative. Again, this was more the case at smaller companies. When he signed Sarbanes-Oxley into...
CTR, Better Conversions: Have you checked the correlation?
in The Search Engine Weblog, on July 20, 2007
... Fishkin in his recent entry commented on ad optimization. Fishkin has this to say: "High CTR doesn't always mean better conversions, though there is often some correlation."
Come to t... ...me so? Is there material relevance? Some say it's on the negative. But others are firm in their affirmative stand.
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Are Elite Colleges "Engines of Social Mobility"?
in The Universities Weblog, on May 30, 2007
...e on the coffee table."
Such leaps of logic--especially expressed in the Times--will provide affirmative action opponents more ammunition.
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Washington State Amends Internet Poker Law
in Internet Poker, on April 26, 2007
... kirby , Upthegrove, B. Sullivan, Simpson, and Appleton sponsored H.B. 1243, "Providing an affirmative defense to unlawful internet gambling if the defendant committed the offense in his or h...
AOL, Google Launch New Search Ad Service
in The Search Engine Weblog, on April 6, 2007
...e opportunity to deepen our customer relationship and keep that growth rate going."
The deal does not include the AOL Video search service yet, but they will likely be added over time, Kelly no... ...
Do you find AdWords exorbitant? Or do you run a B2C website? If the answer is on the affirmative, you may find the sale of AdWords interesting...
AOL, through its Time Warner Inc. division, will ...
Legacies Don't Make the Grade
in The Universities Weblog, on March 26, 2007
...egacies face academic difficulties more often than athletes or minority students who benefited from affirmative action.
Read this snippet from the Chronicle of Higher Education :
A new study by r...
Asian-Americans Dominant Group at Berkeley
in The Universities Weblog, on February 2, 2007
...ion and demographics. What is troubling to some is that the big public school on the hill certainly does not look like the ethnic face of California, which is 12 percent Asian, more than twice the nat... ... the public sector, university administrators find such balance harder to attain. At the same time, affirmative action is being challenged on a number of new fronts, in court and at state ballot boxes...
Time To Mark Your Calendars, November 6, 2006
in IfEnergy, on October 15, 2006
...rnments from all over the world will be meeting to talk about climate change, policy, and hopefully affirmative action towards the global objective of addressing abrupt climate change.
Colleagues fr...
The Chill on Innovation
in Digital Music - The Future, on October 6, 2006
...iew that an intent to encourage infringement must be accompanied by "clear expression or other affirmative steps" beyond the mere distribution of a product.
Here's the nightmare scenari...
The Chill on Innovation
in P2P File Sharing, on October 6, 2006
...iew that an intent to encourage infringement must be accompanied by "clear expression or other affirmative steps" beyond the mere distribution of a product.
Here's the nightmare scenari...
A Slice of Holiday Marketing Madness
in The Search Engine Weblog, on September 26, 2006
.... Quite huge, isn't it? Would you like to share a slice of that big piece? If you answer on the affirmative, here are some of things that could help you enjoy a rewarding slice:
1. Offer free or ...
College Admissions Myths
in The Universities Weblog, on September 15, 2006
..." It includes tips on essay writing , extracurricular activities, AP courses, grades and affirmative action. Worth a look.
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Why Companies Shouldn't Use Robots In Chat
in Businesspundit, on June 10, 2006
I've had an Efax account for about a year and a half now. In that time, I have received maybe 5 faxes. I finally decided to cancel because it wasn't worth the money. I had no problems or complaints, I just didn't need the service.
It was tough to figure out how to cancel my acco...
Affirmative Action...For Men?
in The Universities Weblog, on March 27, 2006
(Source: Kenyon College)
Meet the new minority group on campus: men.
Women now constitute 56 percent of college enrollments nationwide, causing admissions officials angst. What to do? According to a New York Times editorial , some colleges-particularly those where the gender balance isn'...
Affirmative Action Declining
in The Universities Weblog, on June 2, 2005
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(Source: UC- Davis ) According to a new study from UC-Davis, affirmative action has been on the decline for a decade. Spurred by legal action and the perceived threat of it, universities---es...
Social Norms vs. Standardization in Accounting
in Businesspundit, on May 24, 2005
...I said "what if they just happened to barely make their quarterly numbers, reported last week? Doesn't that mean the variance was problemably intentional?"
She said, "it depends&q... ...of evading one or another aspect of fair representation would pass the muster. If they could get an affirmative answer, they could collect fat fees from their clients; otherwise it was back to the dra...
Affirmative Action for Less-Affluent Students
in The Universities Weblog, on April 29, 2005
...n great numbers. But that's particularly true for poorer white kids, who don't benefit from affirmative action, traditionally designed to promote racial equality. Couple that with the trend am...
Does Affirmative Action Harm Black Law-School Students?
in The Universities Weblog, on February 15, 2005
...According to one UCLA law professor, it does . Richard Sander, writing in the Stanford Law Review , recently suggested that affirmative action causes black students to enroll in law schools b... ...professor, it does . Richard Sander, writing in the Stanford Law Review , recently suggested that affirmative action causes black students to enroll in law schools beyond their abilities. As ...
Are Asians Treated Fairly in College Admissions?
in The Universities Weblog, on January 26, 2005
... Court. Limits are imposed more subtly.
At the same time, Black and Hispanic students benefit from affirmative action, enabling many students with lower grades and test scores to gain admission to to...
Black Enrollments Drop at Public Flagships
in The Universities Weblog, on November 22, 2004
...Despite "winning" last year's Supreme Court battle on affirmative action, the University of Michigan has experienced a drop in black enrollment . And it's not alone in that regard...
60 Minutes Reveals Limits of "Top Ten" Plan
in The Universities Weblog, on October 18, 2004
...can vie for spots in the top ten percent. A plan that encourages students to seek lesser challenges doesn't sound logical to me.
... ...s graduating in the top decile of their class. The plan was designed to combat legal limitations on affirmative action.
The segment profiles two students. One graduated among the top ten percent in...
Is Affirmative Action on the Decline?
in The Universities Weblog, on June 23, 2004
...s opinion piece, McElroy says colleges and universities are retreating from affirmative action (she doesn't cite telling statistics to support her case, but includes a quote from the NAACP), and s... ... bad thing. In a Fox News opinion piece, McElroy says colleges and universities are retreating from affirmative action (she doesn't cite telling statistics to support her case, but includes a quot...
Fewer Black Students at Berkeley
in The Universities Weblog, on June 3, 2004
...an Americans dropped 30 percent.
As an AP article points out, in 1997, the last year that affirmative action was permitted at the University of California, the Berkeley campus admitted 562 b...
Should Diversity be Measured by Race or Wealth?
in The Universities Weblog, on April 13, 2004
...nomic , equality. And while creating a microcosm of society by admitting more minority students doesn't necessarily displace wealthy students, trying to mirror society's financial picture ... ...A recent New York Times essay explores the notion that race-based affirmative action actually benefits rich, white families. The argument here is that by focusing on racial equality, universities ...
Affirmative Action for Poor Students
in The Universities Weblog, on April 8, 2004
...tions he and a colleague studied. What's more, the study reveals that substituting income-based affirmative action for current race-based measures would reduce racial diversity. Therefore, he conc...
College Admissions Offices Face Scrutiny
in The Universities Weblog, on March 24, 2004
...Evidently, some conservative groups don't trust public universities when it comes to affirmative action . Three national organizations are hoping sunshine laws will require universities to...
White Bread: Epilogue
in The Universities Weblog, on February 23, 2004
...e group at Roger Williams University created a scholarship "for whites only" to protest affirmative action . Similarly, students at Texas A&M have established three scholarships re...
White Bread, Part II
in The Universities Weblog, on February 20, 2004
...group at Texas A&M is offering three scholarships as rewards for essays on "overcoming affirmative action ." The competition, says the chairman of the campus organization, is ope...
Clear as Mud
in The Universities Weblog, on February 14, 2004
...hites, such practices are unconstitutional. Colleges like Amherst claim this preferential treatment doesn't extend to admissions decisions, and I believe them (wink).
Meanwhile, on the opposite c... ...It seems last June's Supreme Court decision on affirmative action has everyone confused. To what extent can institutions consider race in admissions decisions? Well, we know they can't ...
Leaving a Legacy
in The Universities Weblog, on January 9, 2004
... generations of students largely were white. Of course, Texas' public institutions had to ban affirmative action programs in 1996 as a result of the Hopwood case, and minority enrollments...
Economic Equality and Race
in Businesspundit, on July 7, 2003
...Since affirmative action and race have been discussed a lot recently, I thought you all might find this article interesting.
Millions of African Americans , like McKenna, achieved middle-cla...
Affirmative Action for the Poor
in Businesspundit, on June 29, 2003
... Tyson's columns, but this is the type of affirmative action I can definitely support.
Doesn't an SAT total score of 1200 combined with an A average mean something different for an ap... ...on't always agree with Laura D' andrea Tyson's columns, but this is the type of affirmative action I can definitely support.
Doesn't an SAT total score of 1200 combined with ...
More on Affirmative Action
in Businesspundit, on June 26, 2003
...Sheesh, my affirmative action post seems to have generated a lot of criticism, particularly from Walter and Mike . Maybe I should stick to business issues on this blog, and stay out of politics! ...
Affirmative Action and the University of Michigan
in Businesspundit, on June 25, 2003
... only make our individual choices. Aiding some students and restraining others based on their looks doesn't seem like a good idea to me. We can never be a truly color blind society as long as race...