In an editorial, Sperling says there is "everything wrong and nothing right" about Michigan's initiative to amend the state constitution to ban affirmative action - something he calls a "diversity sledgehammer" -- that would impede the state's capacity to deal with projected skill gaps in its workforce. He mentions that Wayne State has developed a 2-year program to increase the graduation rates of its Latino students by offering tutoring, counseling, and cultural-education programs.