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Front

4 Letters

6 Publisher's Letter

8 Editor's Letter

10 Best of the Web

12 Calendar

Features

14 The Business Case for Affirmative Action

Thirteen of the nation's foremost authorities on both sides of the issue give you the definitive arguments for -- and against -- affirmative action.  In their own words, hear from Jonathan Alger, Roger Clegg, Ward Connerly, Gilbert F. Casellas, Mary Sue Coleman, Linda Forte, Weldon H. Latham, E. Christopher Johnson, Bernard J. Milano, Karn K. Narasaki, Abigail Themstrom, Theodore M. Shaw and Luke Visconti.

By Barbara Frankel

30 Key Donors to the Anti-Affirmative Action Movement

32 3 Best Sources for Finding Diverse Board Members

Find out where to look for talendted women and people of color for your board--places normally NOT on your radar.

By Jennifer Millman

36 Why the SATs Are Failing America

Standardized tests cut off talent, especially black and Latino youth, by using clutural nuances to act as barriers to college admissions.  More schools are realizing this and eliminating them or downplaying their importance.

By Yuqing Feng

39 "Stereotype Threat": Latest Research From Claude Steele

Departments

41 Legal

Gilbert Casellas on school integration

44 Guest Columns

Cyrus Mehri, Mehri & Skalet

46 Financial Literacy

4 Ways to Make Sure You Get Paid

66 Leadership

Jodi Davidson of Sodexho

James Foreman of Aetna

66 People & Places:

Barry L. Wells, Department of State