Asserts that a career center at a women's college is by definition a women's center and must deal with all aspects of life planning for women. Describes Wellesley's career center's model for career education and development which might be replicated in coeducational institutions, especially those with women's centers. (NB)

Marlborough School, which was founded in 1889 in Los Angeles, is an independent college preparatory day school for young women. When the author arrived in Marlborough School in 2005, she found that the school was an exciting place to learn but the library was not. However, head of school Barbara Wagner described her vision of the school's future…

Women's colleges, which have generally considered sports an integral part of academic life, now face pressures to compete with coed institutions at which sports have taken on a more competitive attitude. Many fear compromising their ideals if they endeavor to match the athletic programs of other institutions. (SLD)

Examines circumstances leading to the transition of Webster College, Missouri, from a Catholic women's college to a secular, co-educational university. The issue of identity was re-addressed at a critical juncture in Webster's history, as it dealt with its financial and enrollment difficulties. The study shows that influential role of leadership…

Describes the development and implementation of an equal opportunity policy at Hillcroft College, Surbiton (England) a residential women's college. After an initial period of controversy involving increased tension and conflict, cooperative structures evolved that enabled the policy to be put into practice. (DM)

Describes how the trustees of Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia, ousted the president, who had argued for a radical shift in strategy to combat falling enrollment, including the possibility of admitting men. (EV)

Outlines the history of women's colleges and concludes with a case study of institutional assessment at Chatham College that provides insights for research and analysis. (EV)

Although women still don't give quite as much as men to charitable causes, some of the old development cliches are changing. Colleges admit that they are partly to blame. In the past, colleges set low expectations for alumnae, and the response made for a self-fulfilling prophecy. (MLW)

Marian Wright Edelman relates the story of her experiences at Spelman College, Georgia, an all-black, all-women's school. Her story tells of the strong group of black and white faculty members who mentored her, pointing her toward a highly successful life in public service. (SM)

Describes how Bennett College, an historically black women's institution, is trying to regroup after its latest president lasted only seven months. (EV)

This chapter looks at education of college men in a single-sex learning environment from the perspective of a woman's college. (Contains 7 notes.)

For Goucher College to have a successful corporate drive, the basic elements of any effective fund-raising effort were needed. They included: the right leadership, proper research and strategy, the ideal setting for solicitation, and starting with best prospects first--obtaining pledges from corporations represented by board executives. (MLW)

Spelman College has chosen one of its own alumnae, Audrey Manley, acting Surgeon General of the United States, as its eighth president. Some controversy accompanies the appointment. Manley is the widow of former Spelman President Albert Manley. (MSE)

Examines the culture at a women's college that led to a united protest against "Playboy" magazine's request for female students to pose for its publication. Describes student protests through the media, and opportunities afforded for students to exercise leadership and communicate their ideas in an actual rather than theoretical context.…

Discusses how, as Spelman and Bennett colleges both search for new presidents, finding and keeping leaders for historically Black women's colleges is becoming a growing challenge. (EV)