All Entries in the "Women’s Colleges" Category
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.
First-Year Enrollment Numbers at Sweet Briar College Are Down
There are 81 first-year women on campus this year compared to 134 a year ago. Total enrollments have dropped from about 350 to 300 students. But incoming President Meredith Woo remains optimistic that the future of Sweet Briar College in bright.
Ursuline College Partners With The Catholic University of America for Legal Training
Under the agreement, students will study for three years at Ursuline College in Pepper Pike, Ohio, and then spend three years at the law school of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Students will receive a bachelor’s degree after four years and a juris doctorate after six years.
All 2017 Incoming Students at Cedar Crest College Will Travel Together to Athens in 2019
At this year’s convocation, Elizabeth Meade, interim president of Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, announced that this year’s entering class would travel to Athens, Greece, in the spring of 2019 for their Sophomore Expedition.
Bryn Mawr College Struggles With the Racist Legacy of Its Second President
In the wake of recent events at the University of Virginia, Bryn Mawr College said that in printed materials and on its website, it will no longer refer to the Thomas Library or the Thomas Great Hall in the library, named after its second president who expressed racist views.
Texas Woman’s University Unveils New Logos
Texas Woman’s University has unveiled a new logo, a new athletics mascot and a new tagline, “Boldly Go.” The new logo was designed to resemble the library fountain on the university main campus in Denton. It also forms the letters “TW” for Texas Woman’s.
Hollins University Partners With Virginia Tech to Give Women Students Research Opportunities
Hollins University, the educational institution for women in Roanoke, Virginia, has signed an agreement with the Global Change Center at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University that will lead to summer research opportunities for Hollins University students at Virginia Tech.
Meredith College Fights Highway Improvement Project Adjacent to Its Campus
Meredith College, the liberal arts educational institution for women in Raleigh, North Carolina, is fighting a highway improvement proposal that would use approximately one-fifth of the college’s total acreage. This would limit the college’s ability to expand in the future.
Ursuline College Partners With the School of Pharmacy at Duquesne University
Under the agreement, women would study chemistry at Ursuline College for three years. The women would then spend four years in the doctor of pharmacy program at Duquense, earning the pharmacy doctorate in seven years instead of the usual eight.
Mills College Offers the Details of Its Financial Stabilization Plan
In May, Mills College, a liberal arts educational institution for women in Oakland, California, announced a “Blueprint for Restructuring” to deal with a persistent deficit. The blueprint offered general guidelines. Now the board of trustees has approved the details of the restructuring plan.
Women’s College in Georgia Confronts Its Racist Past
At Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia, hazing rituals which included women in robes and blackface and wearing nooses around their necks continued into the late 20th century.
Barnard College Launches a New Social Justice Institute
The Social Justice Institute will provide support for a cohort of five activists to deepen their thinking; connect with new collaborators; begin or continue their projects; and build a broader platform for their critical perspectives and on-the-ground movement building work.
Meredith College to Offer New Programs in Entrepreneurship
The School of Business at Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina. will offer an interdisciplinary minor in entrepreneurship for women undergraduate students. Students in the co-educational MBA program at the college also will be able to concentrate in entrepreneurship.
Another Women’s College Decides to Become Co-Educational
The University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford, Connecticut, announced that men will be eligible for admission to all of the university’s undergraduate programs, effective for students entering in the fall of 2018.
Mills College Announces Some Cuts to Deal With a Persistent Deficit
Last month, Mills College, the liberal arts educational institution for women in Oakland, California, had issued a general “Blueprint for Restructuring” to deal with a persistent deficit. Now some details are beginning to emerge.
Women’s College in South Carolina Partners With a Nearby Technical College
Columbia College, a liberal arts educational for women in South Carolina, recently entered into an agreement that will allow students who graduate with an associate’s degree at Midlands Technical College in West Columbia, South Carolina, to transfer to Columbia College to earn their bachelor’s degree.
The First Naval ROTC Graduate in the 128-Year History of Barnard College
Kelsey Lynch, who graduated from Barnard with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, completed the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program. This September, Lynch will begin her six-year term of naval service at the Aviation Pre-Flight Indoctrination facility in Pensacola, Florida.
Sian Leah Beilock Named the Eighth President of Barnard College in New York City
Dr. Beilock has been serving as executive vice provost at the University of Chicago. She also was the Stella W. Rowley Professor in the department of psychology. Professor Beilock joined the faculty at the University of Chicago in 2005. Earlier she taught at Miami University.
Mills College Announces a ‘Blueprint for Restructuring’ to Deal With a ‘Persistent and Growing Deficit’
The college’s board of trustees has declared a financial emergency, authorizing adoption of a Financial Stabilization Plan that will enable Mills to reduce its deficit and more quickly reorganize the college to meet the needs and interests of students.
Meredith College Report Examines the Status of Girls in the State of North Carolina
The report, published by the liberal arts educational institution for women in Raleigh, North Carolina, includes data on poverty, education, media engagement, physical health, mental health, sexual health, leadership and civic engagement, crime, and victimization of crime.
Brenau University Signs Agreement to Bring Chinese Business Students to Campus
Under the agreement with Anhui Business College, women will complete three years of training in China and then transfer to Brenau University to complete bachelor’s degrees in business administration in two years.
The First Women’s College With an Intercollegiate eSports Team
Beginning this fall Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, will field a team of eSport enthusiasts who will compete in intercollegiate video game competitions. Stephens College will offer scholarships to talented game players.
A New Endowed Scholarship for Refugee Women at Barnard College in New York City
The Ann and Andrew Tisch Scholarship for Refugee Women will be awarded each year to a woman whose education has been interrupted as a result of war, persecution, conflict, natural disaster, or crisis.
Bryn Mawr College Begins New “Digital Competencies” Initiative
Officials at the college have developed a framework to help identify the types of technology proficiencies students may need for their particular major. They then offer a roadmap for these students to gain these proficiencies through coursework, internships, workshops, and student employment on the Bryn Mawr campus.
Student Protests Grip the Campus of Salem College in North Carolina
Students at Salem College held a sit-in protest at the administration building and issued a 10-page list of grievances. The document said the school fosters a culture of racism, sexism, and elitism and called for the college to admit any student who identifies as a woman.
Barnard College Admits Its Most Selective Class in Its 127-Year History
Barnard College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution for women in New York City, reports that it sent acceptance letters to 1,139 women from around the world inviting them to become members of the Class of 2021. Barnard admitted only 14.8 percent of all students who applied for admission.
Smith College Goes All In on Sustainability
The Study Group on Climate Change at Smith College, the highly rated liberal arts college for women in Northampton, Massachusetts, has released a report with recommendations on how to embed sustainable development into all aspects of campus life.
Cottey College in Missouri to Offer Four New Degree Programs
Cottey College, the liberal arts educational institution for women in Nevada, Missouri, has announced that it will offer four new degree programs this fall: criminology, women’s studies, organizational leadership, and secondary education.
Ursuline College Enters Into a Nursing Partnership With Lakeland Community College
Under the dual enrollment agreement, students can earn an associate’s degree in nursing in five semesters and then complete their bachelor’ degree in nursing in as little as two additional semesters.
Four Women’s Colleges Among the Top Producers of Peace Corps Volunteers
Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts and Spelman College in Atlanta ranked in a tie for seventh place on the small colleges list with 11 alumnae currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers.
