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Anderson is the son of Howard Everett Anderson (born c. 1916) and the former Emily Kneip (born c. 1918), formerly of [[Duluth]] and Silver Bay, [[Minnesota]], who since resided in Texas.<ref>U.S. Search: Be Informed, Internet site</ref> Terry Anderson served in the [[United States Navy]] during the [[Vietnam War]], probably from 1965 to 1967, though biographical sketches about Anderson do not give the years of his military service. In 1971, he received his Bachelor of Arts in [[psychology]] from the [[University of Minnesota]] in [[Minneapolis]] and [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]]. In 1973, he obtained the [[Master of Arts]] in history from the [[University of Missouri]] at Columbia, [[Missouri]].<ref name=anderson/>​

Anderson is the son of Howard Everett Anderson (born c. 1916) and the former Emily Kneip (born c. 1918), formerly of [[Duluth]] and Silver Bay, [[Minnesota]], who since resided in Texas.<ref>U.S. Search: Be Informed, Internet site</ref> Terry Anderson served in the [[United States Navy]] during the [[Vietnam War]], probably from 1965 to 1967, though biographical sketches about Anderson do not give the years of his military service. In 1971, he received his Bachelor of Arts in [[psychology]] from the [[University of Minnesota]] in [[Minneapolis]] and [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]]. In 1973, he obtained the [[Master of Arts]] in history from the [[University of Missouri]] at Columbia, [[Missouri]].<ref name=anderson/>​

In 1978, Anderson procured his [[Ph.D.]] in history from [[Indiana University]] in Bloomington, [[Indiana]], at which he was the assistant oral historian. In 1979, he joined the TAMU history faculty. In the 2001-02 academic year, he taught in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]], on a [[J. William Fulbright]] Scholarship through the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg], [[Virginia]], an institution named for the mother of [[George Washington]]. Similarly, from 199 to 1995, Anderson was a Fulbright professor at the Institute of American Studies at Northeast Normal University in Changchu, [[China]]. In 1991, he taught in a TAMU program in Koriyama, [[Japan]]. In the 1978-1979 academic year, Anderson was an assistant professor at [[Virginia Tech]] in Blacksburg.<ref name=anderson>{{cite web|url=http://www.tamu.edu/history/faculty/anderson/cv.pdf|title=Terry H. Anderson|publisher=tamu.edu|accessdate=October 12, 2010}}</ref>​

In 1978, Anderson procured his [[Ph.D.]] in history from [[Indiana University]] in Bloomington, [[Indiana]], at which he was the assistant oral historian. In 1979, he joined the TAMU history faculty. In the 2001-02 academic year, he taught in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]], on a [[J. William Fulbright]] Scholarship through the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg], [[Virginia]], an institution named for the mother of [[George Washington]]. Similarly, from 199 to 1995, Anderson was a Fulbright professor at the Institute of American Studies at Northeast Normal University in Changchu, [[China]]. In 1991, he taught in a TAMU program in Koriyama, [[Japan]]. In the 1978-1979 academic year, Anderson was an assistant professor at [[Virginia Tech]] in Blacksburg.<ref name=anderson>{{cite web|url=http://www.tamu.edu/history/faculty/anderson/cv.pdf|title=Terry H. Anderson|publisher=tamu.edu|accessdate=October 12, 2010; no longer on-line}}</ref>​

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==Affirmative action study==

==Affirmative action study==

The term [[affirmative action]] was coined in 1965 by [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] to offer minorities special consideration and outreach in employment and education. Anderson, however, in his 2004 work ''The Pursuit of Fairness,'' traces the concept of affirmative action back to the era of legal [[segregation]] in the United States, during which [[African American]]s rebelled at being compelled to pay taxes to support public facilities otherwise closed to their use. After being granted [[civil rights]], many of the  minorities found the hurdles so high to secure a foothold in education and employment that they favored an approach to compensate them for past discrimination. As time passed, those seeking affirmative action consideration were born long after segregation had been abolished and created what the critics of the program called "reverse discrimination." Anderson contends that he offers a balanced approach to the subject and avoids excessive legalese and statistics. In his preface, Anderson says that he, a blonde white male, has not been adversely impacted by affirmative action in his own education and employment. "I have no ax to grind, no agenda, just a fascination at how this contentious policy developed and changed over the years."<ref name=aaction/>​ Affirmative action has since claimed a need for reparations to Americans descended from [[Slavery|slaves]].

The term [[affirmative action]] was coined in 1965 by [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] to offer minorities special consideration and outreach in employment and education. Anderson, however, in his 2004 work ''The Pursuit of Fairness,'' traces the concept of affirmative action back to the era of legal [[segregation]] in the United States, during which [[African American]]s rebelled at being compelled to pay taxes to support public facilities otherwise closed to their use. After being granted [[civil rights]], many of the  minorities found the hurdles so high to secure a foothold in education and employment that they favored an approach to compensate them for past discrimination. As time passed, those seeking affirmative action consideration were born long after segregation had been abolished and created what the critics of the program called "reverse discrimination." Anderson contends that he offers a balanced approach to the subject and avoids excessive legalese and statistics. In his preface, Anderson says that he, a blonde white male, has not been adversely impacted by affirmative action in his own education and employment. "I have no ax to grind, no agenda, just a fascination at how this contentious policy developed and changed over the years."<ref name=aaction/>​ Affirmative action has since claimed a need for reparations to Americans descended from [[Slavery|slaves]].