All Entries in the "Women’s Colleges" Category
Six Women Scholars Awarded Tenure at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota
St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, where undergraduate residential education is restricted to women, has awarded tenure to seven faculty members. Of these, six are women.
Wellesley College’s New Website Highlighting Faculty Research
The new webpage aims to publicize the path-breaking and creative work of faculty from across the college and to celebrate the many competitive fellowships, grants, and awards Wellesley faculty receive throughout the year. The research is widely diverse and is organized by academic discipline.
Simmons College Is Transitioning to Simmons University
With its emphasis on graduate education, Simmons College will become Simmons University on September 1. In the new structure, Simmons University will continue to offer an undergraduate program for women and numerous graduate programs open to all.
Texas Woman’s University Creates the Institute for Women’s Leadership
The new institute and its three centers will focus on encouraging more women to run for political office, to become successful entrepreneurs and corporate executives, and to gain professional leadership skills and experience.
Meredith College Is Offering Women Two New Accelerated Master’s Degree Options
The women’s college in Raleigh, North Carolina, has partnered with Campbell University of offer students a six-year path to a juris doctorate. And Meredith will offer a five-year program for students to earn a bachelor’s degree and an MBA.
Encouraging News From Sweet Briar College
Meredith Woo, president of Sweet Briar College in Virginia, has announced that the number of students who have made deposits for the class that will enter this fall are up 40 percent from a year ago. This is good news for a women’s college that was on the verge of clsoing three years ago.
Women’s College in North Carolina Examines Its Historical Ties to Slavery
A new report finds that two enslaved African American students attended the school in the late eighteenth century and that officials at the institution bought and sold slaves and rented them to work on campus.
Sonya Stephens Appointed the Nineteenth President of Mount Holyoke College
In 2016, the board of trustees of Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, appointed Sonya Stephens to the post of acting president. She was scheduled to serve for three years in that role. But now, the board has appointed Dr. Stephens as the permanent president of the highly rated liberal arts college for women.
Mount Holyoke College Launches a New Dual Degree Program With Swiss Institute
Mount Holyoke College, the selective liberal arts educational institution for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts, has announced the establishment of joint bachelor’s/master’s degree program in conjunction with the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.
Mills College in Oakland to Launch New Bachelor’s Degree Completion Program
The program will allow working adults to complete their bachelor’s degree at night with some online and weekend classes. Mills College will offer students six degree completion majors to choose from including, business administration, English, ethnic studies, interdisciplinary studies, politics, economics, policy, and law, or sociology.
Four Women Scholars Promoted to Senior Faculty Posts at Cedar Crest College
The four women appointed to either associate professor or full professor at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, are Christine Lombardo-Zaun in business, Mae Ann Pasquale and Wendy Robb in nursing, and Martine Scannavino in nutrition.
Two Women’s Colleges Make the List of the “Most Amazing College Museums”
The Mills College Art Museum in Oakland, California, ranks 45th and the Smith College Museum of Art in Northampton, Massachusetts, ranks in 11th place.
Ursuline College Is Launching a New Online Bachelor’s Degree Program in Social Work
Ursuline College, a women’s college in Pepper Pike, Ohio, has announced that it is launching a new bachelor’s degree program in social work that will be offered exclusively online. The new program is aimed at working professionals such as case workers and home healthcare aides who can complete their degree while continuing to work.
Three Women’s Colleges Among the Top Producers of Peace Corps Volunteers
Spelman College in Atlanta ranked in a tie for fourth place. Spelman College has 14 alumnae currently serving in the Peace Corps. Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, is tied for 10th place and Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts is in a tie for 16th place.
Barnard College Boosts Efforts to Prepare Students for Life After Graduation
The Beyond Barnard Initiative is designed to expand and integrate the resources the college provides to prepare students and alumnae for life after graduation and to increase their chances for success in their chosen fields.
For the 11th Consecutive Year, Smith College Has a Record Number of Applicants
This year, 5,780 students applied for admission to Smith, a 6 percent increase from a year ago. Over the past five years, the number of applicants to Smith is up 31 percent. Smith received applications from 49 states and the District of Columbia.
Mills College to Ease the Pathway to College for Women From Oakland Public Schools
All women graduates of Oakland high schools who are admitted to Mills College and have at least a 3.2 grade point average will receive a minimum of $7,000 in scholarship grants. The college will also provide career guidance, mentoring, and a summer bridge program.
Meredith College Expands Its Partnership With Golden Door Scholars
Meredith College, a liberals arts educational institution for women in Raleigh, North Carolina, has announced an expanded partnership with Golden Doors Scholars, a nonprofit organization that promotes economic mobility and educational opportunity for undocumented students.
Sweet Briar College Partners With Central Virginia Community College in Dual-Enrollment Plan
Students in associate’s degree programs at Central Virginia Community College will be able to enroll in classes at Sweet Briar College at the same credit hour tuition rate they would be charged at the community college. If they complete their associate’s degree, they will be able to transfer to Sweet Briar to continue their education.
Sweet Briar College Provides Details on Its New Core Curriculum
Sweet Briar College, the liberal arts educational institution for women in Virginia, has announced its new core curriculum which is focused on women’s leadership. The new core curriculum was designed to meet student demands for academic interests and career training.
University of St. Joseph Is Retaining Its Commitment to Further the Education of Women
The University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford, Connecticut, was founded in 1932 by the Sisters of Mercy of Connecticut. The university will become fully co-educational for the first time in the fall of 2018. Yet, the university is not abandoning its commitment to the education of women.
Hollins University to Offer a New Bachelor’s Degree Program in Creative Writing
Up to now, the women’s university has offered a co-educational master of fine arts degree in creative writing and a minor degree program for undergraduates.
St. Catherine University Signs Partnership Agreements With Two Community Colleges
St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, includes a women’s residential college and a coeducational College for Adults and coeducational graduate programs. The new partnerships will allow students who complete associate’s degrees in several fields to transfer into bachelor’s degree programs at the university.
Smith College’s Calculus Training Groups Aim to Increase Retention in STEM Disciplines
The calculus training groups were established in 2016. Four women training groups meet for an hour each week outside of class to review assignments and practice skills, Peer mentors, who are paid for their work, help guide first-year students through their mathematics assignments.
St. Catherine University Receives a Major Donation of Property
St. Catherine University, a woman-oriented educational institution in St. Paul, Minnesota, received the donation of a property in Minneapolis that has been owned by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet for the past 130 years.
Texas Woman’s University Partners With Shandong Women’s University in China
Under the agreement the two universities have agreed to cooperate in research, create joint academic events, and establish undergraduate exchange programs for five years.
Sweet Briar College Names Directors for Its New Centers of Excellence
Sweet Briar College, the liberal arts educational institution for women in Virginia, has appointed women to direct the college’s three new Centers of Excellence. Raina Robeva and Carrie Brown will lead two of the centers and Bethany Brinkman and Linda Fink will share the leadership of the third center.
Mills College Signs Partnership Agreement With the University of California, Berkeley
The partnership grants Mills students access to Berkeley’s Summer Abroad and Global Internship programs. Some Berkeley students will be able to live at Mills College in Oakland, nine miles away from the Berkeley campus.
Cedar Crest College to Add a Doctoral Degree Program in Nurse Anesthesia
The 36-month, full-time program will offer students the opportunity to practice in a brand new, $1.8 million simulation lab complete with state-of-the-art technology, two high-fidelity simulation rooms, and a high-fidelity operating room.
Wheelock College to Merge With Boston University Next June
Wheelock College in Boston, facing declining enrollments and a budget shortfall, has agreed to merge with Boston University. Women make up 82 percent of all undergraduate students at the college. As a result of the merger, the university will create the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development.
Ursuline College Debuts New Core Curriculum and Adds Nursing Programs
The new curriculum demonstrates “a commitment to teaching in the Catholic intellectual tradition that is lifelong, interdisciplinary, inclusive, collaborative, socially responsible, and spiritual in nature.”
Meredith College to Offers a New Master’s Degree Program in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
The master’s degree program is spaced over two years and culminates in a full-time internship.
Mills College Announces a Major Cut in Its Sticker Price
Tuition for the 2018-19 academic year will be $28,765. This year tuition was listed at $44,765. However, the actual cost of attending Mills College will not change very much for most students, because few were paying the full price.
Sweet Briar College Reconstructs Curriculum and Cost Structure
Sweet Briar College, a liberal arts educational institution for women in Virginia, recently announced that it will adopt a new core curriculum that will focus on women’s leadership. The college will alter its academic calendar to incorporate short-term study opportunities and reduce its comprehensive sticker price to $34,000.
Spelman College in Atlanta Will Admit Transgender Students in 2018
Spelman College in Atlanta announced that for the class that will enter college in the fall of 2018 it “will consider for admission women students including students who consistently live and self-identify as women, regardless of their gender assignment at birth.” Most of the nation’s leading women’s colleges made similar decisions two or three years ago.
