Reading Room Document
Mississippi Junior Colleges - enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
The document discusses the question of whether the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) may institute fund-termination proceedings limited to the State of Mississippi’s junior colleges under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The conclusion reached is that Title VI and the implementing regulations of HEW permit the bringing of administrative proceedings limited to the "junior college component" of public higher education in Mississippi. The document presents a detailed factual background and legal discussion to support this conclusion, addressing the issue of "operational nexus" between junior and senior colleges in Mississippi. The questions presented for review include the legal basis for fund-termination proceedings, the separation of junior colleges from senior colleges, and the existence of an "infectious nexus" between the two systems.
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