Background
- Affirmative Action OverviewNational Council of State Legislatures overview and history of affirmative action
- New York Times Topics--Affirmative ActionNews about Affirmative Action, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Court Cases
- Affirmative-Action Rulings at the Supreme Court: A TimelineWall Street Journal article which gives a brief overview of the Supreme Court cases as well as links to more details on each case.
Laws
- US Department of LaborUS policies regarding affirmative action
Statistics
- Affirmative Action and University Fit: Evidence from Proposition 209National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper
- American FactfinderSearch for race and gender in employment through the US Census
- How Minorities Have Fared in States With Affirmative Action BansData published in the New York Times about changes in university minority enrollment in states that ban affirmative action
- Pew Research CenterPew Research Center statistics on discrimination and prejudice
Articles
- SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new windowDatabase for sociology research, including journal articles, books, conference proceedings, reports, and dissertations.
- Business Source Premier This link opens in a new windowDatabase of full-text articles covering business, including management, economics, finance, accounting, and international business.
- Wall Street Journal (Proquest) This link opens in a new windowFull-text of the Wall Street Journal newspaper, with in-depth coverage of national & international finance and business as well as coverage of general news events.