Unlike Congressional committees, which act on legislation, the caucuses bring together like-minded members to highlight issues like human rights abuses, the environment and minority concerns.

Many students, especially minority students, object to the group because they believe that its traditional approach excludes minority concerns and contributions.

'No Question' on Rights Both men sought to assure black leaders of their sensitivity on minority concerns.

"A lot of environmental groups have been under the same pressure, to hire more minorities, to prove they are more sensitive to minority concerns," he said.

Or shouldn't editors treat women as if 51 percent of the population were not a "minority concern"?

The second point that worries me is also a minority concern.

Some schools, most recently Smith College, have responded by hiring administrators to take charge of minority concerns.

Most robust models of consensus exclude uniformly unanimous decisions and require at least documentation of minority concerns.

The Olympic Committee is awarding about a third of its contracts to minority concerns.

They never were able to elect sizeable legislative delegations, butthey served as a means of public expression for minority concerns.