Comments on: Was admission denial based on gender? http://www.higheredmorning.com/was-admission-denial-based-on-gender Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:37:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Texas DJ http://www.higheredmorning.com/was-admission-denial-based-on-gender/comment-page-1#comment-5741 Texas DJ Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:28:07 +0000 http://www.higheredmorning.com/?p=3424#comment-5741 Hrmmmm....? I don't know about the gender argument. That's not to say that she might not still have a case for other reasons, but I don't think she has a strong leg to stand on with the gender issue. The "life factors" referenced, namely having children and having a spouse in the military, could easily apply to either gender. Seems to me that the discrimination case would have to be made more on the angle that the school's admissions committee were factoring in the degree or likelihood of success in determining admissions qualifications. And I don't know enough about "that" to know if that's lawful or not. I'd be interested to hear the eventual outcome of this issue. Hrmmmm….? I don’t know about the gender argument. That’s not to say that she might not still have a case for other reasons, but I don’t think she has a strong leg to stand on with the gender issue.

The “life factors” referenced, namely having children and having a spouse in the military, could easily apply to either gender. Seems to me that the discrimination case would have to be made more on the angle that the school’s admissions committee were factoring in the degree or likelihood of success in determining admissions qualifications. And I don’t know enough about “that” to know if that’s lawful or not.

I’d be interested to hear the eventual outcome of this issue.

]]> By: Furry animal http://www.higheredmorning.com/was-admission-denial-based-on-gender/comment-page-1#comment-5273 Furry animal Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:15:46 +0000 http://www.higheredmorning.com/?p=3424#comment-5273 How does the story end? Did she go to Penn or elsewhere? What's she doing today? How does the story end? Did she go to Penn or elsewhere? What’s she doing today?

]]> By: tt http://www.higheredmorning.com/was-admission-denial-based-on-gender/comment-page-1#comment-5250 tt Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:13:55 +0000 http://www.higheredmorning.com/?p=3424#comment-5250 good for her good for her

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