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W&M is serious about affirmative action
Last week The Flat Hat reported the allegations of Ely Dorsey, an official of the local NAACP and a visiting professor, that William and Mary’s hiring practices are racially motivated and that the College is not committed to its Affirmative Action…
Tags: affirmative action, racism, William and Mary
NAACP official says College discriminates
William and Mary’s hiring practices are racially motivated, Ely Dorsey, chairman of the Labor and Industry Committee of the local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and a visiting professor in the business school,…
Tags: affirmative action, racism, William and Mary
Blacks Reject Cultural White-Wash
Blacks Reject Cultural White-Wash
By: Kermit Dance
Note: This article has been accepted as official policy by the campus Black Students Organization.
Much of the college community has a misconception about the college’s racial situation.…
By: Kermit Dance
Note: This article has been accepted as official policy by the campus Black Students Organization.
Much of the college community has a misconception about the college’s racial situation.…
Black Faculty Report Discrimination At High Rates
Vice President of the Faculty Assembly Cathy Forestell presented a survey from 2015 during a September Board of Visitors meeting. The survey showed that faculty of color report discrimination at higher rates than colleagues.
Nearly two-thirds of…
Nearly two-thirds of…
Lincoln's Job Half-Done
Lincoln’s Job Half-Done…
When Lincoln freed the slaves, he undoubtedly hoped the Negroes would someday be accepted as equals by the other colors of people in this country. Today we find the Negroes released from formal bondage, but not…
When Lincoln freed the slaves, he undoubtedly hoped the Negroes would someday be accepted as equals by the other colors of people in this country. Today we find the Negroes released from formal bondage, but not…
Racial Climate Survey
Partial Transcription from 1994 article Racial Climate Survey:
“Students overwhelmingly dislike self-segregation and that shows a willingness to integrate,” Goddard said. “One hundred percent of the African American respondants [respondents]…
“Students overwhelmingly dislike self-segregation and that shows a willingness to integrate,” Goddard said. “One hundred percent of the African American respondants [respondents]…
800 Students Sign Poll
800 Students Sign Poll
Approximately 800 students signed a statement of interest concerning the College's admissions policy which has been circulating around campus for about a week. In signing, the students expressed the opinion that the College…
Approximately 800 students signed a statement of interest concerning the College's admissions policy which has been circulating around campus for about a week. In signing, the students expressed the opinion that the College…
Generic Rejection Letter, College of William and Mary, 1956
This is a draft of a generic rejection letter from the College of William & Mary to prospective African-American students. The letter cites “existing policy in the Commonwealth” as the premise for denying acceptance to applicants, and directs…
Lawrence Bryant Employment Application
This is an application by Lawrence C. Bryant applying to teach education at the College of William and Mary in 1956. This application shows that Dr. Bryant was very accomplished, with ten years of teaching experience, six references, and several…
Miriam Johnson Carter Application Materials
These letters highlight the correspondence between Miriam J. Carter, a female African-American teacher, and faculty at William and Mary regarding her admission for graduate study. The entire exchange includes over 12 letters sent between June and…