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Brenau University Takes Step to Strengthen Its Women’s College
Recently, the university announced that it is “reimaging” its women’s residential college and will launch a group of “signature” programs this coming fall. The university will also launch an executive women’s MBA program.
Sweet Briar College Partners With the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation
Under the agreement, women students from Sweet Briar College will have the opportunity to spend a semester studying at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Fort Royal, Virginia. Participating students can choose concentrations in conservation, biodiversity and society, endangered species conservation, or wildlife ecology and conservation.
Mount Holyoke College Proposes, Then Scraps, New Logo
The proposed logo when turned on its side shows the Venus symbol of a circle with a cross below it that is often used to represent women. But some members of the college community said that the logo was offensive to transgender students and graduates.
Another All Women’s College Is Fading Into History
The Sage Colleges in Troy and Albany, New York, have announced a new strategic plan to combine its separate colleges into one, unified coeducational school. Currently the institution describes itself as five separate colleges spread over two campuses, one of which is Russell Sage College, an all women’s school.
Sweet Briar College Partners With Google to Offer Computer and Data Science Courses to Women Undergraduates
The program is designed to attract women students who might not consider themselves destined for a technology career. Participants will learn the foundations of computer and data science through hands-on, project-based coursework.
Barnard College Partners With Columbia University to Offer Graduate Degrees in Engineering
Through a new partnership between the two institutions, students will be able to earn a bachelor’s degree from Barnard followed by a master’s degree from Columbia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science. This 4 + 1 initiative makes Barnard one of the first colleges for women to offer a program of this kind in engineering.
Hollins University Reports a Significant Increase in First-Year Enrollments
Hollins University, an educational institution for women in Roanoke, Virginia, reports that its new first-year class is made up of 225 students. A year ago, there were 182 women in the first-year class. This is an increase of nearly 24 percent.
St. Joseph University in Connecticut Has Men Living on Campus for the First Time
This fall, St. Joseph University in West Hartford, Connecticut, became fully co-educational. The Class of 2022 will have about 100 male students, which is double what the university expected. The ratio of male to female undergraduate students on campus is about 1 to 9.
Bryn Mawr College Takes Action to Confront the Racism of a Former President
M. Carey Thomas served as the second president of Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania from 1884 to 1922. During this period she refused to admit Black students and refused to hire Jewish faculty.
Wesleyan College Ends the Use of Class Names That Once Had Ties to the KKK
In the early twentieth century one of every four undergraduate classes at Wesleyan College, an educational institution for women in Macon, Georgia, was designated the Ku Klux Klan class.
Mills College in Oakland to Offer Guaranteed Admission to Graduates of California Community Colleges
Under the agreement, students who complete an associate degree for transfer at a member of the California Community College System will be guaranteed admission to Mills College as a junior. Mills will assign a minimum of 60 credit hours to these students toward their bachelor’s degree.
Meredith College Offers New Child Care Option for Students, Faculty, and Staff
The after school program will be available for faculty and staff at the college but also for children of degree-seeking students who need child care while they are on campus. The program will operate between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays and will accommodate children ages 5 to 12.
Cedar Crest College in Pennsylvania Establishes a School of Nursing
Cedar Crest College, the selective liberal arts college for women in Allentown, Pennsytlvania, has announced the establishment of the School of Nursing that will house the college’s extensive undergraduate and graduate programs in nursing. Dr. Wendy Robb will be the inaugural dean of the new School of Nursing.
Sweet Briar College Reports Encouraging News on New Enrollments
As of late June, a total of 129 new students have enrolled for the fall semester. This includes 114 new, first-year students and 15 transfer students. The number of new students on campus this fall will be at least 42 percent higher than was the case a year ago.
New Smith College Online Archive Documents the History of Social Work Education
The special collections unit of Smith College Libraries in conjunction with the college’s School of Social Work has created a new website documenting the 100-year history of the nation’s first training school for social workers.
Meredith College to Offer a New Bachelor’s Degree Program in Hospitality Management
Students seeking a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management at Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina, will be able to select from three concentration options: culinary management; hotel and lodging management; or event planning.
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.
