93.135 Defining the limits of academic freedom, 124

93.141 What the "great books" can teach, 134

94.3 A road map for better race relations

94.4 Sexual harassment, the media, and cultural diversity at Swarthmore, 172

94.16 Defining American patriotism [Richard Rorty on the basis for an American national identity], 194

94.18 Defining an American identity [a blending of races and cultures], 196

94.30 Racial stereotyping [racial minorities more likely than whites to agree to stereotypes about otherminorities; James Q. Wilson on the human need for loyalty to a small group; defining moreinclusive group "identities"], 209

94.48 Feminist theory and the Supreme Court [the Court sides with that branch of feminist thought thatfavors commonality rather than difference; James Baldwin: "we are a part of each other"], 237

94.55 American youth: the best of times and the worst of times [sense of empathy rooted in belief inuniversal similarity of all people], 240

94.56 Self-censorship on campus, 251

94.79 Race-based scholarships declared unconstitutional [Excerpt: Podberesky v. Kirwan; the dangersof racial classifications; alternative forms of affirmative action; voter survey results; Henry LouisGates on the need for allies], 289

94.87 William H. Gray on "black separatism" ["black" separatism compared to Catholic, Jewish, orProtestant "separatism"; Dennis Wrong on fostering "cross-cutting allegiances" among manydifferent groups], 303

95.40 Defending affirmative action [need to design programs with "sustainable public support";Americans support affirmative action, not preferences; family income differences between ethnicwhites are greater than the family income difference between whites and blacks; Nixon sawexplicit racial quotas as a way to pit blacks and labor against each other; Martin Luther King andBayard Rustin suggest non-racial programs for economic justice; William O. Douglas andStephen Carter focus on individual attributes rather than racial charac-teristics; example of theDouglas/Carter approach in "Bound for College in Virginia" program], 376.

95.45 Business may save affirmative action [more businesses setting hiring goals, given growinghousehold income of African-Americans--which in 130 cities and counties surpasses that ofwhites], 384.

95.66 Louis Farrakhan and Western values [the Western tradition of learning from other cultures;Westerners the first to break the consensus of acceptance of slavery], 422.

96.5 Indecent communications on interactive computer services [adoption of the CommunicationsDecency Act; the indecency standard and the broadcast medium (1978 Pacifica case); JusticesBrennan and Marshall on "the dominant culture's inevitable efforts to force those groups who donot share its mores to conform to its way of thinking, acting, and speaking"], 443.

96.15. Defining "diversity" on campus [Fifth Circuit opinion in Hopwood v. State of Texas holding thatrace could not be a factor in law school admissions; excerpt from Justice Powell's opinion inBakke; analysis by William Kaplin; editorial commentary by the Washington Post], 462.

96.36 Equal Protection and harassment of gay students [in Nabozny v. Podlesny the U.S. Court ofAppeals for the Seventh Circuit held that a school district and school officials could be held liablefor violating a student's Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection by failing to protect himfrom peers who harassed him because he was openly gay; ending the "boys will be boys"stereotype; the role of fathers in promoting self-restraint and empathy], 524.

97.2 Ideas and trends: 1997 [diversity, individualism, and common purpose; promoting civility andreducing crime; a renewed focus on the meaning of teaching], 563.

97.10 Confederate flags and viewpoint discrimination [alternatives to censorship; freedom ofexpression at private institutions of higher education], 580.

98.4 Redefining diversity [old and new approaches designed to promote a broader conception of"diversity" on college campuses; opinion in Houston Contractors Association v. MetropolitanTransit Authority of Harris County; African-Americans starting to decry the use of goals or quotasas Hispanics seek a "proportionate" share of government jobs or school board seats; somebeneficiaries of "white privilege" caught in a cycle of "poverty and despair" in many parts ofAppalachia; Toni Morrison: "Race is the least reliable information you can have aboutsomeone"], 692.

98.13 The varieties of racial stereotyping [Green Bay Packer defensive end Reggie White on racialdifferences; 1994 Harris poll shows that "minorities are more likely than whites to agree tonegative stereotypes about other minority groups;" Meg Greenfield on the dangers of being seenas a "representative of your race;"], 714.

98.17 Diversity theory challenged [in Lutheran Church Missouri Synod v. FCC the U.S. Court ofAppeals for the District of Columbia held that FCC regulations requiring broadcast stations tomake special efforts to recruit minorities were unconstitutional; Nathan Glazer in defense ofpreference; danger of failing to consider economic disadvantage; Lani Guinier on alternatives torace-based affirmative action], 722.