Date

Topic

Reading and due dates

Aug 26

Furlough--no class

Sept. 2

Introduction & Overview

Sept. 9

Setting the stage: Demographics & the persistence of discrimination

Shrestha, Blakely (ER), Riche & Waldrop (ER) HR Focus

Sept. 16

Immigration

Shuck (ER) King & Price,  Crary, Sandoval & Formby

Sept. 23

Theory of representative bureaucracy

Naff , MSPB report Ch 1-4, Meier, Naff on South Africa

Sept. 30

Glass ceilings & trap doors

Smith,  Naff 5,  Slonaker, Wendt & Williams   Optional: Naff 4

Written briefs due

Oct. 7

Subjective discrimination & stereotypes

Naff 6, Fiske et. al, Crosby, Williams & Blernat , Story,  Gilbert et al, Beinart (ER)  

Hopkins v Price Waterhouse

Oct. 14

Disparate treatment/disparate impact

Stryker,  DiBari



Alexander v Sandoval

Oct. 21

Affirmative action & managing diversity in employment. Presentation from SF Office of EEO--Janie White

Janie's presentation

Please review consulting proposal style sheet

Crosby et. al; Heirot;  Shen ;  Naff & Kellough

Ricci v DeStefano

Johnson v Santa Clara County

Oct. 28

Sexual harassment

Supreme Court's Federalism rulings and discrimination

Faragher v City of Boca Raton (for dissent, see Thomas' opinion in Burlington

Marshall

Riccucci

 Johnson v California

Please read--these are just excerpts of the full decisions:

Board of Trustees v Garrett

Nevada v Hibbs

Nov. 4

Furlough--no class. Professor not available

Nov. 11

Veterans' day--no class

Nov. 18

Team presentations with Janie White

Diversity & Service delivery

Team presentations due
 

Please complete Team member evaluation

Archibold, Kornblut, Rice, McGee (ER) Thielemann & Stewart

Nov. 25

Thanksgiving--no class

Dec. 2

Affirmative action in higher education

 Banks;  Lum; Rothman et al; Excerpt from Gurin Report

Grutter v Bollinger

Gratz v Bollinger

Dec. 9

School desegregation

Orfield & Lee;

San Francisco Desegregation Rept

Parents Involved v Seattle School District

Dec. 16

Class discussion of advocacy papers
wine & cheese

Advocacy papers due