The Case for Affirmative Action on Campus : Concepts of Equity, Considerations for Practice

"It looks at the roots of policies of exclusion and inclusion, as well as why attempts to level the playing field have been met with so much opposition for so long. It also spells out the conseqences for the nation if it fails to provide meaningful education for most of its citizens."―Diverse Issues in Higher Education

"This text provides a comprehensive overview of the state of affirmative action law and the climate for related policies on college campuses. It suggests a persistent need for affirmative action even decades after the civil rights movement, and lays out the arguments in favor of these controversial policies. By delving into deep divides and grappling with tough questions, the volume articulates a compelling case for affirmative action--and will help its readers make this case to the higher education world."―Diversity & Democracy

Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher is an affiliate of the Office of Community College Leadership and Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Education Policy Organization Leadership (EPOL) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Formerly she served as Professor and Coordinator of the Community College Leadership Program in the Department of Leadership and Counseling at Eastern Michigan University. She held prior appointments at West Virginia University, ACT Inc., and Mathematica Policy Research (MPR), Inc. She holds a B.S. in Psychology and M.S. in General Experimental Psychology from Western Illinois University. She earned a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration with a specialization in Community College Leadership and Evaluation from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Zamani-Gallaher’s teaching, research, and consulting activities largely include psychosocial adjustment and transition of marginalized collegians, transfer, access policies, and women in leadership. Her work includes coauthoring The Case for Affirmative Action on Campus: Concepts of Equity, Considerations for Practice (Sterling, VA: Stylus), coediting African American Females: Addressing Challenges and Nurturing the Future (Michigan State University Press) and The State of the African American Male: A Courageous Conversation (Michigan State University Press). She is coeditor of the ASHE Reader on Organization & Governance in Higher Education, 6th edition and ASHE Reader on Community Colleges, 4th edition (Pearson Publications). Zamani-Gallaher previously served as president of the Council for the Study of Community Colleges, an affiliate of the American Association of Community Colleges and on the ACPA Commission for Student Development in Two-year Institutions.

Denise O’Neil Green is an Assistant Professor in the Educational Psychology Department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Senior Research Associate of the Office of Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research.

David O. Stovall is Assistant Professor of Policy Studies in the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

M. Christopher Brown II isthe 18^th President of Kentucky State University and Founder of theAtwood Institute on Race, Education, and the Democratic Ideal. Dr. Brownis the author/editor of 17 books and monographs. He is the author orco-author of more than 100 journal articles, book chapters, and publicationsrelated to education and society. A recipient of the Association for theStudy of Higher Education’s Promising Scholar/Early Career Award, the AERACommittee on Scholars of Color Early Career Contribution Award, the Philip C.Chinn Book Award from the National Association for Multicultural Education, andthe Association of Teacher Educators Distinguished Educator Award, he haslectured and/or presented research in various countries on six continents –Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.