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...many at the ART and HRDC think that this would result in increased difficulties because of the complexity of mounting a Mainstage theater production. Thus, if an extra Mainstage slot were added, it would likely be used to stage a dance show...
Unfortunately for Michigan, though fortunately for Harvard, Summers’ statement is not quite accurate. In fact, Michigan’s program involves a 150 point system, in which minority students are automatically given 20 extra points when they apply. Harvard’s program, carefully crafted by former President Bok with the help of federal attorneys, treats race as one criterion among many that may give equally qualified candidates that extra “boost” to gain admission. Both systems aim to increase campus diversity, and both should be protected by the Constitution...
...program in which students are granted extra “points” on the basis of their race is admittedly less appealing than a program that purports to take into account the entire “experience” of a student when seeking to diversify a student body. Public universities like the University of Michigan rely on numerical systems and admit students that rank high on a certain scale. When these systems result in low minority admissions, they manipulate the scale in order to give minorities an extra boost...
...spokesperson for Allstate, denies any accusations of discrimination. She says that “there was nothing wrong with the releases,” and she adds that similar waivers are used routinely in the corporate world. It’s true that many companies offer their departing employees extra incentives in exchange for a promise not to sue. Employment discrimination cases are notoriously difficult to defend, and even meritless cases can be expensive to litigate and damaging to a company’s reputation—Allstate CEO Edward M. Liddy has called them “a plague...
...federal government needs to take an active role in enforcement. The very reason why we have anti-retaliation laws is to prevent employers from leveraging their power in order to escape their obligations under the law. It may be one thing for a company to offer an extra severance package to those who sign a waiver, but it’s quite another to tell them that if they don’t sign, they’re out of work. And if the government and the legal system don’t step in to protect them, American workers...