by that same argument, people can choose where they want to live, from city to country! Don't like the oppressive rules? Move to Canada! It has worked for so many people in the past! There are no economic or other limiting elements to consider at all!

Yea, that's a really bad argument by analogy on my point (there's of course a big difference between choosing a country and a university), but the general jist of it still holds - there are plenty of limiting factors involved that mean not everyone really can choose their university to the same degree some of "we the privileged few" have been able to. Furthermore, they shouldn't be forced to choose based on the school's choice of assigned gender roles and/or other politics, but should rather be able to choose on the caliber of the department in which they wish to work. If Super Gender Role University is home to Super College of Communication, I shouldn't have to avoid it just because of the larger politics at hand that create what may or may not amount to a hostile environment for me.

Sure, it's a private university's right to take some liberty with the values it promotes, but there are still some things that make me cringe when I hear them. Especially because college is supposed to be about branching out and exploring other perspectives, even if ultimately you decide to stick with what you grew up with. I don't think a women = homemakers-by-default curriculum really helps do that.

Sorry if that came out a little harsh, I didn't mean for it to, but I don't think "they can choose their university" is all that accurate of an assessment really.