Bakke decision — an important ruling made by the US Supreme Court in 1978. A white man called Allan Bakke claimed that he had been illegally refused a job because of his colour. The Court decided that the employers had acted illegally in not offering him the job … Universalium
Bakke decision, the — Bak|ke de|ci|sion, the [ baki dı,sıʒn ] a U.S. Supreme Court decision that makes it illegal for a university to refuse to accept a good student simply because it would prefer to accept a student from a race with fewer students in the school … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Bakke, Norway — Bakke is a former municipality in Vest Agder county, Norway.The parish of Bakke was split in three formannskapsdistrikt January 1 1838: Vestre Bakke , Østre Bakke and Gyland. (This because the main parish Bakke was divided by the border between… … Wikipedia
Bakke Graduate University — [1] (BGU) is a US accredited graduate school for leaders who are seeking to facilitate positive social transformation of urban areas. BGU includes a school of Christian theology for church leaders; a school of urban studies for non profit (NGO… … Wikipedia
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Regents of the University of California v. Bakke ArgueDate=October 8 ArgueYear=1977 DecideDate=June 28 DecideYear=1978 FullName=Regents of the University of California v. Allan Bakke USVol=438 USPage=265 Citation=98 S. Ct.… … Wikipedia
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke — (1978) The U.S. Supreme Court s first major decision on affirmative action. The Court ruled that the University of California could consider race as part of a competitive admissions process as long as it did not use quotas. Full text: Regents of… … Law dictionary
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke — (1978) Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that ruled unconstitutional the use of fixed quotas for minority applicants at professional schools. At issue was a state medical school s affirmative action program that, because it… … Universalium
Grutter v. Bollinger — SCOTUSCase Litigants= Grutter v. Bollinger ArgueDate=April 1 ArgueYear=2003 DecideDate=June 23 DecideYear=2003 FullName=Barbara Grutter, Petitioner v. Lee Bollinger, et al. Citation=123 S.Ct. 2325, 156 L.Ed.2d 304, 71 USLW 4498, 91 Fair Empl.Prac … Wikipedia
East Coast Asian American Student Union — Infobox Organization name = East Coast Asian American Student Union image border = size = caption = abbreviation = ECAASU motto = formation = 1977 (ICLC) 1978 (ECASU) 2005 (ECAASU) 2008 (ECAASU, Inc.) type = Independent intercollegiate student… … Wikipedia
affirmative action — affirmative action, adj. the encouragement of increased representation of women and minority group members, esp. in employment. [1960 65] * * * In the U.S., the effort to improve the employment and educational opportunities of women and members… … Universalium
