Affirmative Action and the University is the only full-length study to examine the impact of affirmative action on all higher education hiring practices. Drawing ondata provided by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the U.S. Department of Education s National Center for Education Statistics, the authors summarize, track, and evaluate changes in the gender and ethnic makeup of academic and nonacademic employees at private and public colleges and universities from the late 1970s through the mid-1990s. Separate chapters assess changes in employment opportunities for white...