Are all-womens colleges on the wane?

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[Post New]12/28/2016 19:47
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Anonymous wrote:Well, Sweet Briar announced its closure (before reversing it at the last minute), so I do think some women's colleges are having a tough time.


True, but Sweet Briar ain't a Seven Sister School.
[Post New]12/28/2016 20:17
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MHC (that's Mount Holyoke for those not familiar with the 7 sisters). 2 sisters are Smithies, another is a fellow MoHo, cousin transferring to Smith (yes, we're a 7 sister family). No MHC is doing just fine financially, as is neighboring Smith. Both are generous with financial aid, both remain competitive despite being SAT optional. Some of the sisters (including MHC) refuse to share some data with the college board so it messes with rankings but...relevant points: very high retention rates and very high (as in 80%) number of grads who go on to get graduate degrees in their fields. Finally, more than 15 years out, I'm still friends with former classmates, actually more like sisters. And my 7 sister professional network (because we stick together) is a thing of beauty.
[Post New]12/28/2016 20:25
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Bryn Mawr is still alive and well, and competitive.
[Post New]12/28/2016 20:27
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Well, all male schools are almost totally extinct. Guess boys don't like being around their own kind- go figure.

PaleoCon here
This is BS. The Ivy League went co-ed because of pressure from Feminists. Feminists demanded admission to Ivy League schools. There was actually a story about this in The Atlantic a few months ago. Students at the all-male Ivys didn't want the schools to go co-ed. All of these top colleges went co-ed because their administrations had progressive/egalitarian agendas. Title 9 destroyed everything. Now look at what's being done to all-male social clubs at Harvard. The insane Leftist administration is trying to force these all-male clubs. to go co-ed in the name of "progress" It always amuses me when I hear stuff like "women need a supportive environment." Why is all the focus always on women? What about guys like me who want a traditional all-male experience for college? I wish there were a college today that was similar to Oxford or Harvard in 1900. No such college exists. The only option I have is Hampden-Sydney, and that school's full of drunks who don't take academics seriously. There are elite women's colleges like Wellesley and Barnard, but no elite men's colleges. This is just part of the reason I'm passionately anti-feminist.


Private colleges and universities are exempt from Title IX's ban on sex discrimination. So, Paleo, with your middling grades and mediocre scores, be glad you are a male and not a female applicant.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/07/30/achieving-perfect-gender-balance-on-campus-isnt-that-important-ending-private-colleges-affirmative-action-for-men-is/?utm_term=.f3a4aa2d6a3c
[Post New]12/28/2016 20:34
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I was pleasantly surprised that my DD was interested after visiting a women's college. It may end up a safety but one that she would like and I think would be a great fit for her. So glad we visited, she was initially opposed to the idea.
[Post New]12/28/2016 21:15
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Well, all male schools are almost totally extinct. Guess boys don't like being around their own kind- go figure.

PaleoCon here
This is BS. The Ivy League went co-ed because of pressure from Feminists. Feminists demanded admission to Ivy League schools. There was actually a story about this in The Atlantic a few months ago. Students at the all-male Ivys didn't want the schools to go co-ed. All of these top colleges went co-ed because their administrations had progressive/egalitarian agendas. Title 9 destroyed everything. Now look at what's being done to all-male social clubs at Harvard. The insane Leftist administration is trying to force these all-male clubs. to go co-ed in the name of "progress" It always amuses me when I hear stuff like "women need a supportive environment." Why is all the focus always on women? What about guys like me who want a traditional all-male experience for college? I wish there were a college today that was similar to Oxford or Harvard in 1900. No such college exists. The only option I have is Hampden-Sydney, and that school's full of drunks who don't take academics seriously. There are elite women's colleges like Wellesley and Barnard, but no elite men's colleges. This is just part of the reason I'm passionately anti-feminist.


Trolling on a mom's and dad's forum...SAD!
[Post New]12/28/2016 21:28
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Anonymous
I'll bet the current political climate will help all-female colleges.
[Post New]12/28/2016 21:30
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Well, all male schools are almost totally extinct. Guess boys don't like being around their own kind- go figure.

PaleoCon here
This is BS. The Ivy League went co-ed because of pressure from Feminists. Feminists demanded admission to Ivy League schools. There was actually a story about this in The Atlantic a few months ago. Students at the all-male Ivys didn't want the schools to go co-ed. All of these top colleges went co-ed because their administrations had progressive/egalitarian agendas. Title 9 destroyed everything. Now look at what's being done to all-male social clubs at Harvard. The insane Leftist administration is trying to force these all-male clubs. to go co-ed in the name of "progress" It always amuses me when I hear stuff like "women need a supportive environment." Why is all the focus always on women? What about guys like me who want a traditional all-male experience for college? I wish there were a college today that was similar to Oxford or Harvard in 1900. No such college exists. The only option I have is Hampden-Sydney, and that school's full of drunks who don't take academics seriously. There are elite women's colleges like Wellesley and Barnard, but no elite men's colleges. This is just part of the reason I'm passionately anti-feminist.

The whole world is your frat house, bro. I'm not gonna cry because you didn't get to dude-out at college. If you are anti-feminist that means you don't believe women deserve equal rights. That means you are anti-humanist and a complete idiot. Have fun living your angry, impotent little life. And I hope you're gay because no self-respecting woman would go near you.
[Post New]12/28/2016 23:12
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Anonymous wrote:I was pleasantly surprised that my DD was interested after visiting a women's college. It may end up a safety but one that she would like and I think would be a great fit for her. So glad we visited, she was initially opposed to the idea.


There's always the military academies which are all excellent. Not strictly all-male, but damn near close. Not to mention VMI, The Citadel.
Would that be too much testosterone for you, Paleo??
[Post New]12/28/2016 23:20
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Anonymous wrote:
PP are you male or female? The reason I ask if you are a male than you don't understand that women need supportive environment especially in the fields that are male dominated.


Except that most co-ed universities in the US are majority female, usually 60-70%. So are these co-ed environments, where the majority of students female, not supportive of females?

There are also fields that are female-dominated, like psychology, nursing, and social work. Where are the efforts to recruit more males into the field?

I know STEM has been short on females, but there have been large efforts lately to change that, and it seems to be paying off. Why are there no such efforts in fields that are female-dominated?
[Post New]12/29/2016 07:15
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Well, all male schools are almost totally extinct. Guess boys don't like being around their own kind- go figure.

PaleoCon here
This is BS. The Ivy League went co-ed because of pressure from Feminists. Feminists demanded admission to Ivy League schools. There was actually a story about this in The Atlantic a few months ago. Students at the all-male Ivys didn't want the schools to go co-ed. All of these top colleges went co-ed because their administrations had progressive/egalitarian agendas. Title 9 destroyed everything. Now look at what's being done to all-male social clubs at Harvard. The insane Leftist administration is trying to force these all-male clubs. to go co-ed in the name of "progress" It always amuses me when I hear stuff like "women need a supportive environment." Why is all the focus always on women? What about guys like me who want a traditional all-male experience for college? I wish there were a college today that was similar to Oxford or Harvard in 1900. No such college exists. The only option I have is Hampden-Sydney, and that school's full of drunks who don't take academics seriously. There are elite women's colleges like Wellesley and Barnard, but no elite men's colleges. This is just part of the reason I'm passionately anti-feminist.

The whole world is your frat house, bro. I'm not gonna cry because you didn't get to dude-out at college. If you are anti-feminist that means you don't believe women deserve equal rights. That means you are anti-humanist and a complete idiot. Have fun living your angry, impotent little life. And I hope you're gay because no self-respecting woman would go near you.

Nice rant, but ultimately meaningless. I'm not looking for a frat house. There are plenty of them, and I find modern fraternities disgusting. You've got to understand that I absolutely reject the concept of societal "equality." The only true equality we all have is as image-bearers of God. Equality in society is a progressive pipe-dream. Hierarchy is a natural part of society, and no one is ever equal. Everyone has a role/place in society. When I say that I'm an anti-feminist, I'm saying that I'm a strong advocate of traditional gender roles. I believe that if a man makes enough money to shelter, feed, and clothe the family, the place of a woman is in the home, raising the kids and keeping house. I know this view makes me seem like a monster on DCUM, but have some tolerance. We can respectfully disagree without insults and name-calling. I'm by no means the only one who holds this type of anti-feminist view. The vast majority of Confessional Protestants( I am one) and Trditional Catholics agree with me. I don't know what you mean when you call me "anti-humanist", but I'm certainly not a humanist in the modern sense of the word. I base my worldview on the Bible, not on progressive ideals. Look into what 19th century Oxford was like, and you'll see what an ideal men's college would look like. No such college exists today. By the way, I'm not an "angry" guy at all. I do hate the modern world, but that doesn't mean I'm angry all the time. I'm generally a pretty cheerful guy.
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[Post New]12/29/2016 08:04
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Well, all male schools are almost totally extinct. Guess boys don't like being around their own kind- go figure.

PaleoCon here
This is BS. The Ivy League went co-ed because of pressure from Feminists. Feminists demanded admission to Ivy League schools. There was actually a story about this in The Atlantic a few months ago. Students at the all-male Ivys didn't want the schools to go co-ed. All of these top colleges went co-ed because their administrations had progressive/egalitarian agendas. Title 9 destroyed everything. Now look at what's being done to all-male social clubs at Harvard. The insane Leftist administration is trying to force these all-male clubs. to go co-ed in the name of "progress" It always amuses me when I hear stuff like "women need a supportive environment." Why is all the focus always on women? What about guys like me who want a traditional all-male experience for college? I wish there were a college today that was similar to Oxford or Harvard in 1900. No such college exists. The only option I have is Hampden-Sydney, and that school's full of drunks who don't take academics seriously. There are elite women's colleges like Wellesley and Barnard, but no elite men's colleges. This is just part of the reason I'm passionately anti-feminist.


Well there is Morehouse.
[Post New]12/29/2016 08:15
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
PP are you male or female? The reason I ask if you are a male than you don't understand that women need supportive environment especially in the fields that are male dominated.


Except that most co-ed universities in the US are majority female, usually 60-70%. So are these co-ed environments, where the majority of students female, not supportive of females?

There are also fields that are female-dominated, like psychology, nursing, and social work. Where are the efforts to recruit more males into the field?

I know STEM has been short on females, but there have been large efforts lately to change that, and it seems to be paying off. Why are there no such efforts in fields that are female-dominated?


Since you didn't answer my question I am assuming you are male.

Here is my long answer:

Who says men aren't going into these fields? What do you suggest that we do if they don't want to be nurses, social workers or ballet dancers? Believe it or not, I've seen plenty of men in these jobs and if they are smart and want to do them than no one will stand in their way. This is not true for women who were banned from college, law school, medical school etc and then when they were allowed then they weren't hired because they were taking jobs away from men.

Here is my short answer: poor, white men! I feel so sorry for you. Let us find a safe space for you and get a nice warm blanket so you can soothe yourself. One last thing we have had 45 presidents, one black president, 43 white presidents and ZERO women. You have some nerve.

[Post New]12/29/2016 08:25
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Well, all male schools are almost totally extinct. Guess boys don't like being around their own kind- go figure.

PaleoCon here
This is BS. The Ivy League went co-ed because of pressure from Feminists. Feminists demanded admission to Ivy League schools. There was actually a story about this in The Atlantic a few months ago. Students at the all-male Ivys didn't want the schools to go co-ed. All of these top colleges went co-ed because their administrations had progressive/egalitarian agendas. Title 9 destroyed everything. Now look at what's being done to all-male social clubs at Harvard. The insane Leftist administration is trying to force these all-male clubs. to go co-ed in the name of "progress" It always amuses me when I hear stuff like "women need a supportive environment." Why is all the focus always on women? What about guys like me who want a traditional all-male experience for college? I wish there were a college today that was similar to Oxford or Harvard in 1900. No such college exists. The only option I have is Hampden-Sydney, and that school's full of drunks who don't take academics seriously. There are elite women's colleges like Wellesley and Barnard, but no elite men's colleges. This is just part of the reason I'm passionately anti-feminist.


Well there is Morehouse.

Yes, but Morehouse is very Liberal from what I hear.
[Post New]12/30/2016 11:02
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Anonymous
PaleoConPrep wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Well, all male schools are almost totally extinct. Guess boys don't like being around their own kind- go figure.

PaleoCon here
This is BS. The Ivy League went co-ed because of pressure from Feminists. Feminists demanded admission to Ivy League schools. There was actually a story about this in The Atlantic a few months ago. Students at the all-male Ivys didn't want the schools to go co-ed. All of these top colleges went co-ed because their administrations had progressive/egalitarian agendas. Title 9 destroyed everything. Now look at what's being done to all-male social clubs at Harvard. The insane Leftist administration is trying to force these all-male clubs. to go co-ed in the name of "progress" It always amuses me when I hear stuff like "women need a supportive environment." Why is all the focus always on women? What about guys like me who want a traditional all-male experience for college? I wish there were a college today that was similar to Oxford or Harvard in 1900. No such college exists. The only option I have is Hampden-Sydney, and that school's full of drunks who don't take academics seriously. There are elite women's colleges like Wellesley and Barnard, but no elite men's colleges. This is just part of the reason I'm passionately anti-feminist.


Well there is Morehouse.

Yes, but Morehouse is very Liberal from what I hear.


Oh, I think I like you. Yes, it lends toward the liberal, democratic bent. Yet, it is conservative in many other ways. FWIW, I attended an all woman's college, and I would love for my son to attend Morehouse, an all male institution. I find there is value for single-sex schools for both males and females.
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