November 1, 2009

U.S. Civil-Rights Panel to Determine if Men Get Preference in College Admissions

By Elyse Ashburn

Washington

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has begun examining whether selective colleges are discriminating against women in undergraduate admissions, as the rapidly growing proportion of female applicants threatens gender balance on those campuses.

The federal gender-equity law known as Title IX prohibits colleges and universities from discriminating against applicants based on gender—with the major exception of undergraduate admissions at private colleges that are not professional

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