How would you respond to this statement about college admissions

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"The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has started an inquiry into the extent to which liberal arts colleges discriminate against female applicants in an attempt to minimize gender imbalances in the student body. On Friday, the commission agreed on a set of colleges – primarily in the Washington area – to investigate, but declined to release a full list.</p>

<p>The issue is an extremely sensitive one for liberal arts colleges, many of which in recent years have worried about their gender ratios reaching points (60 percent female is commonly cited) where they face difficulty in attracting both male and female applicants. Generally private undergraduate colleges have the legal right to consider gender in admissions. They were specifically exempted from the admissions provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

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<p>Well, thank you, NSM for posting such a personal, detailed and comprehensive explanation for your previous statements. </p>

<p>Perhaps we should look at the identity of the Liberal Arts Colleges being “investigated” by Ms. Heriot’s commission:</p>

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<li><p>Four historically black institutions, Howard University, Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, Virginia Union University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore; </p></li>
<li><p>Three religious schools, Catholic University in the District, Loyola University in Maryland and Messiah College in Pennsylvania;</p></li>
<li><p>Three “highly selective” schools, Georgetown, Hopkins and Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania; </p></li>
<li><p>One “very selective” school, the University of Richmond; </p></li>
<li><p>Four “moderately selective” private colleges, York College in Pennsylvania, Goucher College in Baltimore, Goldey-Beacom College in Delaware and Washington College in Chestertown, Md.; </p></li>
<li><p>Four moderately selective publics, Shepherd University in West Virginia, Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, the University of Delaware and the University of Maryland Baltimore County.</p></li>
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<p>Obviously, the scope of the investigation solidly espouses the terms used in its incendiary announcement! Plenty of known LACs on that list!</p>