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The trend continued upward, so much so that by 1999 some universities had admissions policies that explicitly favored men. In doing so, the school managed to maintain a ratio of 45 percent men to 55 percent women. The young women’s lawyers argued that the extra points for men violated both the equal-protection clause and Title IX, which guarantees equal educational opportunities for men and women. But Title IX does not prohibit gender-based affirmative action in admissions at all schools. That Title IX exemption still stands, allowing private colleges and universities to privilege men during the admissions process.
Persons: Katie Lew, Marie Bigham, Pérez, ’ ”, — that’s, , Sourav Guha, , You’d, ’ ” Jason England Organizations: University of Georgia, Georgia, system’s, Regents, Princeton, Trinity College, National Association for College, , Wesleyan University, Carnegie Mellon, Wesleyan
They sit back and wait, content to let the nation’s colleges and universities scout and nurture that talent. Look at what happened when California banned affirmative action nearly 27 years ago. The most obvious way to help colleges level the field among students is to level the field among colleges. Harvard University recently received a gift of $300 million, the University of Chicago received a gift of $100 million and Columbia University received a gift of $175 million. I asked Elsa Núñez, president of Eastern Connecticut State University, what her institution, with its modest $50 million endowment, could do with a $100 million gift.
Persons: , That’s, Chan Zuckerberg, Pell Grant, Elsa Núñez, , , you’re Organizations: University of California, Apple, Mastercard, Meta, Verizon, Harvard University, University of Chicago, Columbia University, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Harvard, Trinity Washington University, Pell, Eastern Connecticut State University Locations: California
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