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History--Biography
Formerly known as the Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Equal Opportunity,
the Office of the Associate Vice President and Affirmative Action Officer is responsible for
developing and carrying out Brandeis University's affirmative action policies and ensuring the
University's compliance with affirmative action laws. The University created its affirmative
action program to ensure there was no discrimination at Brandeis--particularly in hiring practices--
and to coordinate recruitment of potential minority employees. The Office currently handles other
equal opportunity issues such as sexual harassment and disabilities. The position of Assistant to
the President for Affirmative Action was created in 1978 and first held by Herb Hentz. Previously,
an Affirmative Action Coordinator was in charge of affirmative action policy at Brandeis. This position
was held by Louis Ennis during the 1970s. The University also had Affirmative Action Officers, most
notably Jack Goldstein and David Squire, and an Affirmative Action Advisory Committee. The Office also
formerly produced the newsletter, "'aaction' profile."
Scope and
Contents
Files in this collection were created from 1974 through 2001. Materials
include memos, correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, and newsletters.
Most of the reports concern the compliance of individual departments and
the University as a whole with affirmative action regulations. Other
subjects include hiring procedures; the establishment of the Affirmative
Action Advisory Committee; and other equal opportunity issues including
disabilities, maternity leave, and sexual harassment. This collection
also holds an incomplete run of the newsletter "'aaction'
profile." Most of these files were created and maintained by Louis
Ennis and Herb Hentz.
Series
Reports (boxes 1-2)
Administrative Files (boxes 2-3)
Newsletters (box 3)
Series Summary
Reports
Inclusive dates: 1974-2001
Arrangement: Chronological
This series includes reports on the status of minority and female
employment at Brandeis University and the University's compliance with
affirmative action law. Some of the reports concern the affirmative
action efforts of the University as a whole; other reports focus on the
hiring and recruitment efforts of individual departments. Many of the
reports created during the 1970s were submitted to the Office for Civil
Rights U.S. Department of Health, Education & Welfare.
Administrative Files
Inclusive dates: 1975-2001, n.d.
Arrangement: Organized under subseries, then chronological
Files in this series include memos, correspondence, and meeting minutes.
Many of the files concern the recruitment of minority employees and
affirmative action compliance in job search and hiring procedures. Other
files were created by the Staff Personnel Policy Committee and the
Affirmative Action Advisory Committee. In addition, this series also
contains files on other equal opportunity issues including disabilities,
maternity leave, and sexual harassment.
Newsletters
Inclusive dates: 1983-1988
Arrangement: Chronological
This series includes three issues of "'aaction' profile," a newsletter
published by the Special Assistant's office.
Folder List
Reports
Box 1
Affirmative Action Plan, January 15, 1974 [2 folders] [R]
Report (partial), July 1, 1974-June 30, 1975 [3 folders] [R]
Affirmative Action Plan, July 1, 1975 [R]
Administrative Offices Report, July 1, 1975-June 30, 1976 [R]
Academic Departments Reports, July 1, 1975-June 30, 1976 [R]
Annual Report, July 1, 1976-June 30, 1977 [R]
Annual Report, July 1, 1977-June 30, 1978 [R]
Academic Departments Report, July 1, 1978-June 30, 1979 [R]
Administrative Departments Report, July 1, 1978-June 30,
1979 [R]
Administrative Offices Report, July 1, 1980-June 30, 1981 [R]
Academic Departments Report, July 1, 1980-June 30, 1981 [R]
Affirmative Action Plan (annotated), 1982 [R]
Departmental Reports, 1983-1984 [R]
Academic Departments Report, 1985-1986[R]
Affirmative Action Plan, July 1, 1987 [R]
Affirmative Action Plan, 1988-1989 [R]
Box 2
Affirmative Action Plan, 1988-1989 [R]
Affirmative Action Plan, 1989-1990 [R]
Affirmative Action Review, 1992
Affirmative Action Review, 1993
Community Affirmative Action Review, January 1-December
31, 1994
Community Affirmative Action Review, January 1-December
31, 1996
Community Affirmative Action Review, January 1-December
31, 1997
Community Affirmative Action Review, October 1, 1997-
September 30, 1998
Box 3
Community Affirmative Action Review, October 1, 1998-
September 30, 1999
Community Affirmative Action Review, October 1, 1999-
September 30, 2000
Community Affirmative Action Review, October 1, 2000-
September 30, 2001
Administrative Files
Box 3
Subject files
Chrons [memos], 1978-1981 [R]
Eastern Association of College and University Business
Officers: Background and history, n.d.
Affirmative Action Workshop, 1989
Committees
Staff Personnel Policy Committee, 1983-1986 [2 folders]
Affirmative Action Advisory Committee, 1975-1978
[2 folders]
Committee on Disabilities--Phone List, 1997
Equal Opportunity Issues
Disabilities, 1985-1988
Maintaining a Drug-Free Environment, 1999-2001
Maternity leave, n.d.
Sexual Harassment, 1987, 1996, 1998, 1999-2001
Newsletters
Box 3
"'aaction' Profile", 1983, 1985, 1988
Notes
For additional information on affirmative action at the University search
the following catalog entry in the Brandeis University Libraries'
on-line catalog LOUIS:
Subject Search: Affirmative action programs Massachusetts Waltham Periodicals.
See also the Office of the Associate
Vice President and Affirmative Action Officer Website at:
http://www.brandeis.edu/departments/affirmaction/index.html