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<p>I predict the pendulum will start to swing back in the other direction.</p>
<p>The Class of 2013 was heralded as the most diverse class in USNA history. The academy was screaming it from the mountain tops and it was reflected in all the press coverage of the Class of 2013’s induction. No news spot failed to comment on this achievement and, of course, the media was fed this information directly from the PR department of the academy. The academy was proud of it and they wanted the world to know. Maybe rightfully so.</p>
<p>But the academy has received some bad press in the wake of the Fowler administration on several fronts - its obsession with diversity being one of them.</p>
<p>Interestingly, the Class of 2014 was even more diverse than the Class of 2013. Undoubtedly, this was a result of the momentum that carried over in the admission process. The Class of 2014 is the new record holder. But - this was not trumpeted at all. The Class of 2014 walked through the doors of Alumni Hall on I-Day without a single peep of their record breaking diversity. The academy had clearly made the decision to let this one fly under the radar. In the wake of the perceived scandals, it was no longer in vogue to brag about such things.</p>
<p>My prediction is that the Class of 2015 will not trump the Class of 2014.</p>