Affirmative action
"Affirmative action is an outcome of the 1960's Civil Rights Movement, intended to provide equal opportunities for members of minority groups and women in education and employment. In 1961, President Kennedy was the first to use the term "affirmative action" in an Executive Order that directed government contractors to take "affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin." The Executive Order also established the President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity, now known as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)."
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"In the following years, colleges and universities began adopting similar recruitment policies, and over time the enrollment rates for African American and Latino students increased steadily. Despite the efforts that have been made to establish equal opportunity, gaps in college enrollment between minority and white students remain. According to data from the National Center on Education Statistics (NCES), in 2007, 70 percent of white high school graduates immediately enrolled in college, compared to 56 percent of African American graduates and 61 percent of Hispanic graduates. More recent data from NCES reports some changes in this gap, most notably for African American students. The updated report finds that in 2011, 69 percent of white high school graduates immediately enrolled in college, compared to 65 percent of African American graduates and 63 percent of Hispanic graduates."
SUMMARY: Affirmative action began in the 1960s as a result of the civil rights movement with the intention of supplying equal opportunities for members of minority groups in employment and education. Initial policies regarding affirmative action were directed toward providing opportunities for African Americans. However, in the following years, colleges and universities adopted similar recruitment policies. Overtime, the enrollment rates for minorities, such as Latinos and African Americans, increased steadily. However, in the same schools, a gap between enrolled minorities and white students still exists. Nevertheless, there has been a significant push for diversity in university admissions offices, allowing for large amounts of minorities to be offered generous opportunities to further their education.
ANALYSIS: Affirmative action helped society transition out of the civil rights era, by promoting educational opportunities for minorities. This concept molds policies with modern universities that supply opportunities for various minorities from diverse communities of immigrants. This allows for many universities to consist of diverse students and educators. Therefore, universities are a great platform for students to create a strong and cooperative community. Since university students are the future active citizens of communities, these principles of cooperation within diverse individuals, will translate into modern day society Therefore, rooting from affirmative action, immigrants in communities begin to mold the demographic of American society (filled with diversity), and create national prosperity through a united community of individuals from different cultural backgrounds.
ANALYSIS: Affirmative action helped society transition out of the civil rights era, by promoting educational opportunities for minorities. This concept molds policies with modern universities that supply opportunities for various minorities from diverse communities of immigrants. This allows for many universities to consist of diverse students and educators. Therefore, universities are a great platform for students to create a strong and cooperative community. Since university students are the future active citizens of communities, these principles of cooperation within diverse individuals, will translate into modern day society Therefore, rooting from affirmative action, immigrants in communities begin to mold the demographic of American society (filled with diversity), and create national prosperity through a united community of individuals from different cultural backgrounds.