April 16, 1999

Union College Limits Search for 4 New Faculty Slots to Black and Hispanic Scholars

By ALISON SCHNEIDER

This year, when Union College set out to fill four new faculty posts, it kept the guest list short and select: Only black and Hispanic professors were invited to apply.

With that kind of approach to affirmative action, the only thing the college might be inviting is a lawsuit, some experts suggest.

But drastic times call for drastic measures, says Roger H. Hull, president of Union. The Schenectady,

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