"One of the best-kept secrets about DEI is that it helps men-that includes white men-get into college. If you do not work in admissions, you are likely unaware of this fact, and that's by design; one admissions officer even told The Wall Street Journal it's " higher education's dirty little secret." But it's been true for decades. Women's college enrollment surpassed men's all the way back in 1979, and the gender gap has only widened in the interim."
"Over just the last five years, as college enrollment numbers plunged by roughly 1.5 million students, men have accounted for more than 70 percent of that decline. In an increasingly difficult effort to maintain something approximating gender parity, admissions officers at private universities have for years used "gender balancing," accepting male applicants at higher rates than female applicants. The Supreme Court ruled that race-consciousness in college admissions is unconstitutional in 2023. That means affirmative action is technically illegal, just not if it benefits men."
DEI practices have contributed to higher acceptance rates for men, including white men, helping maintain gender parity amid persistent female enrollment advantages since 1979. Over the past five years, men accounted for more than 70 percent of a roughly 1.5 million student decline in college enrollment. Private universities have used gender balancing to accept male applicants at higher rates than female applicants. The Supreme Court's 2023 ruling made race-conscious admissions unconstitutional, limiting affirmative action unless it advantages men. New federal anti-DEI directives and a proposed compact would bar consideration of gender identity and force abandonment of gender balancing at many colleges.
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