DONNA J. NICOL is Associate Dean in the College of Liberal Arts at California State University, Long Beach, CA.

• AcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsList of Figures and Illustrations Introduction: A Very Fortunate Happenstance 1. Shifting Notions of the Public Good2. Misgivings About Affirmative Action3. The Conciliator Makes Dinner4. A Hammer in a Velvet Glove5. The Beginning of the EndConclusion: The Legacy and The Lessons BibliographyAppendix: Hampton's Board Committee Service and LeadershipIndex

Black Woman on Board is a well-written, provocative, and detailed history of the role of Dr. Claudia Hampton. Nicol's work is important in light of the history of affirmative action in recent decades, including California's 1996 Proposition 209, which erased nearly thirty years of affirmative action, and the recent surge in moves to dismantle affirmative action in education.

DONNA J. NICOL is Associate Dean in the College of Liberal Arts at California State University, Long Beach, CA.

• AcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsList of Figures and Illustrations Introduction: A Very Fortunate Happenstance 1. Shifting Notions of the Public Good2. Misgivings About Affirmative Action3. The Conciliator Makes Dinner4. A Hammer in a Velvet Glove5. The Beginning of the EndConclusion: The Legacy and The Lessons BibliographyAppendix: Hampton's Board Committee Service and LeadershipIndex

Black Woman on Board is a well-written, provocative, and detailed history of the role of Dr. Claudia Hampton. Nicol's work is important in light of the history of affirmative action in recent decades, including California's 1996 Proposition 209, which erased nearly thirty years of affirmative action, and the recent surge in moves to dismantle affirmative action in education.

DONNA J. NICOL is Associate Dean in the College of Liberal Arts at California State University, Long Beach, CA.

• AcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsList of Figures and Illustrations Introduction: A Very Fortunate Happenstance 1. Shifting Notions of the Public Good2. Misgivings About Affirmative Action3. The Conciliator Makes Dinner4. A Hammer in a Velvet Glove5. The Beginning of the EndConclusion: The Legacy and The Lessons BibliographyAppendix: Hampton's Board Committee Service and LeadershipIndex

Black Woman on Board is a well-written, provocative, and detailed history of the role of Dr. Claudia Hampton. Nicol's work is important in light of the history of affirmative action in recent decades, including California's 1996 Proposition 209, which erased nearly thirty years of affirmative action, and the recent surge in moves to dismantle affirmative action in education.