As
the twentieth century begins and in midst of Ferguson conflict and Selma
fiftieth memorial march, a legitimate question emerges as to whether or not
Affirmative Action and its application are still effective and compulsory. The
historical background, legal ground and current social changes introduce many
challenges to the half-a century-old policy. The authors wrote a solid reading
of the policy from an academic perspective which presents a trial to understand
the past, the present and the future for this act.
This paper traces
the elements of Affirmative Action from past to present towards a new approach
for the act, using an analytical framework called the Archeology Method
(Foucault, 1972). This qualitative method reviews past discourse and events,
evaluating artifacts in order to assimilate different historical processes and
draw conclusions for what is happening in the present.
The authors
modeled Affirmative Action in a multi-dimensional approach to purposefully
serve the core cause of the act without violating human diversity. The
suggested model draws a roadmap for college systems to establish admission
policy to meet current diverse culture dynamics and to assure fair practices
among students’ population.
Authors: Dr. Hussein & Dr. Wiggin
