Monday, May 17, 1999
Anti-affirmative action hit list
The fight over affirmative action programs on university campuses may be headed to Illinois. The Center for Equal Opportunity, a Washington, D.C.-based conservative think tank, has confirmed that it will be turning its attention to four-year institutions in the state of Illinois.
Research findings published by the group have been used as ammunition against affirmative-action programs in California, Michigan and Texas.
Affirmative-action critics and members of the center have argued that a 1978 Supreme Court decision allowing schools to consider minority-group status as a “plus” in admissions decisions unfairly lowers admissions standards for minorities and thus amounts to reverse discrimination.

Clemson leader to head AASCU
Constantine W. Curris, president of Clemson University, was recently chosen to lead the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
Curris has a long history of involvement in the association, previously serving as chair of the AASCU’s governing board and a member of several committees. He also has been involved in national and regional education organizations, including the Education Commission of the States. He will assume the post on Oct. 1, succeeding James B. Appleberry, who stepped down abruptly to spend more time with his wife, who is suffering from a degenerative muscular disorder.

President apologizes for big raises
The president of Drake University apologized last week to the faculty after the campus newspaper revealed that his predecessor and two other top administrators had received pay increases more than triple the average raises of faculty members.
Robert Ray, the school’s interim president, met with the Faculty Senate after news spread that three administrators received a 15 percent raise for the past fiscal year. The board of governors had earlier announced that raises would average around 3 percent for non-faculty members and 4.5 percent for faculty members.
--Matthew Winston
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