Regents universities to fine tune admissions policies after Supreme Court rulings
Iowa three public universities welcomed the Supreme Court decisions upholding affirmative action in two cases. Officials say the rulings will have little impact on Iowa admissions while prompting policy refinements. UI and other schools emphasize race as a factor among many, not a quota.
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Regents Universities
Iowa
Tom Owen
Gazette
Iowa City
U.S. Supreme Court
Hines
Supreme Court
Court endorses road map for constitutional affirmative action in higher education
The Supreme Court, in two Michigan cases, ruled racial quotas unconstitutional while allowing universities to consider race to promote diversity. NAACP President Kweisi Mfume hailed the decision as providing a road map for constitutionally acceptable affirmative action programs in higher education.
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N. William Hines
US Law School
Sandra Day
O’connor
Hines
Supreme Court
Michigan
Charlotte Westerhaus
III
Chuck Grassley
Iowa
NAACP
Kweisi Mfume
Supreme Court reviews disability access and local service bans
The court agreed to decide if states can be sued for failing to install wheelchair ramps and other accommodations, and whether states can block local governments from offering local phone and Internet service. Justices debated affirmative action and rejected rigid point based admissions at Michigan, while preserving some race conscious consideration in college admissions and leadership roles.
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Supreme Court
California
Souter
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer
O’connor
University of Michigan
Law School
Space science department forecasts bright future with new hires
Craig Kletzing notes future astronomers include a space plasma expert and a plasma theorist as the department prepares its first search in the coming academic year. Thomas Boggess says five years separate Iowa City projects from the next IOWA-built space instrument amid ongoing suborbital work and a Mars Express radar mission funded by NASA.
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Craig Kletzing
Thomas Boggess
UI Space
Iawa
Iowa City
Garnett
NASA
James A. van Allen
America
van Allen
Space science recruitment challenge voiced by Van Allen
University of Iowa space pioneer James A. Van Allen says recruiting new space scientists is tough with a small candidate pool and strong competition from MIT Michigan Berkeley and UCLA. He notes UI must recruit against these programs to measure success amid past retirements and losses in the field.
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van Allen
Tom Walsh
Iowa City
University of Iowa
James A. van Allen
MIT
Michigan
Berkeley
UCLA
Office of Space Science
NASA
Washington, D.C
Christopher Goertz
Kletzing
University of California-Berkeley
Colorado
New Hampshire
Libraries weigh unfiltered Internet access after court ruling
Cedar Rapids Public Library may remain unfiltered as it receives no federal funds and keeps about 30 public terminals. Iowa library officials debate who decides what to filter while some praise filters for adults and others question accuracy and purpose.
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William Rehnquist
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Tom Armitage
Armitage
Businesswomen lift flag of peace in Middle East tour
A group of Middle East businesswomen visit Cedar Rapids during the Middle East Executive Training tour in the United States. Khedidja Louisa Belhadi of Algeria founded a sport and building surfaces company. Kamila Mohamed Shaher Al Anesi of Yemen recalls memories and expresses pride while at Kirkwood Community College. The delegation visits Chicago Detroit Washington and Cedar Rapids hosted by Midamar Corp.
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Khedidja Louisa Belhadi
Algeria
Senate
Almanibari
Middle East
United States
Cedar Rapids
Midamar Corp
60Th Ave
Iowa
Chicago
Detroit
Washington, D.C
Kamila Mohamed Shaher Al-Anesi
Yemen
Al-Anesi
Kirkwood Community College
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