Hi Richard:

UTC should never practice any type of gender discrimination.  We have many 
millions more females than males in the U.S.  All the people should have 
equal opportunity, unless we approve or start practicing "female 
infanticide" as many ancient societies did in the past to control the 
female proportion of the population!  Goodluck to all of you.


At 10:24 AM 3/24/2006, Richard Rice wrote:
>As Chancellor Brown noted yesterday at the Senate meeting, this year's 
>early admissions applicant process has been a great success, but the 
>interesting thing is that about twice as many of these students are women 
>rather than men (maybe guys just procrastinate more). While I do not 
>believe this is an issue at UTC now, there is a growing gender balance 
>issue nationwide, mentioned in a contribution by a Kenyon Admission 
>Officer in today's New York Times. Here is an excerpt:
>
>The reality is that because young men are rarer, they're more valued 
>applicants. Today, two-thirds of colleges and universities report that 
>they get more female than male applicants, and more than 56 percent of 
>undergraduates nationwide are women. Demographers predict that by 2009, 
>only 42 percent of all baccalaureate degrees awarded in the United States 
>will be given to men.
>
>We have told today's young women that the world is their oyster; the 
>problem is, so many of them believed us that the standards for admission 
>to today's most selective colleges are stiffer for women than men. How's 
>that for an unintended consequence of the women's liberation movement?
>
>The elephant that looms large in the middle of the room is the importance 
>of gender balance. Should it trump the qualifications of talented young 
>female applicants? At those colleges that have reached what the experts 
>call a "tipping point," where 60 percent or more of their enrolled 
>students are female, you'll hear a hint of desperation in the voices of 
>admissions officers.
>
>
>As we prepare UTC for the future -- 2009 is not far off -- we might 
>consider as a campus what programs and activities will benefit and attract 
>this new student demographic. Should we play the gender card or stop them 
>at the door?
>
>Richard (a guy)
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