Describes the capital campaign, business strategies, and facilities program at Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, which are attempting to tap into the school's history to stay competitive in the marketplace. (EV)

A federal appeals court has ruled that there are legitimate reasons a state can operate a single-sex college, provided appropriate programs exist for men and women. Virginia Military Institute provides "adversative" education, grueling physical training without privacy, that would suffer if women were admitted. A proposed separate…

Describes impact of Mount Holyoke Seminary, later Mount Holyoke College, on training of women scientists in late 1800s and early 1900s. Describes origins and development of Mount Holyoke and its emphasis on science education for women. Concludes that large number of female role models on faculty was one reason for the college's success in…

Introduces essays which developed out of a 1993 Speech Communication Association meeting panel on what women scholars would like to see in communication studies for women's education in the university of the future. (PA)

The origin and development of two women's colleges, Mount Holyoke of Massachusetts and Meredith College of North Carolina, are compared, illustrating some of the early chapters of American higher education, when religious purposes for schools were common, but when schools for women were not. The social, historical, and religious contexts of the…

A project was undertaken to provide information about three types of education options available to undergraduate women: internships, women's studies classes, and skills development classes or workshops. Eight schools participated in the study: Wellesley College, Mt. Holyoke College, Cedar Crest College, Wells College, Westbrook College, Mt.…

By adding several adult-education programs, enrolling undergraduate men, restructuring the undergraduate curriculum, and adding a comprehensive sports program, Queens College has tripled its enrollment and nearly quadrupled its endowment in 12 years. Some women who enrolled before it went coeducational resent how administrators have catered to the…

A highly divided federal appeals court has ordered that South Carolina allow a woman to enter the Citadel, an all-male military college, unless it establishes a comparable program for women or allows the Citadel to become a private institution. Litigation arose over the Citadel's rejection of a woman applicant. (MSE)

Strategies employed by Hood College to bolster its enrollment and survive are discussed. They include eliminating some underenrolled or duplicative courses, launching new programs of study, adoption of a core curriculum, making planning an integral part of every department, improving budgeting, improving student services, and professionalizing…

Through the voices of alumnae, the Program for the Exceptionally Gifted (PEG) at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia, is profiled. PEG offers adolescent gifted girls the opportunity to attend an innovative college for women and to complete college when their peers are graduating from high school. (CR)

The religious studies course described in this paper is offered at Bennett College, a predominantly Black college for women. It utilizes an extensive book list and library reserves rather than a textbook, and emphasizes individualized research carried on concurrently with classroom presentations. Specific components of the course are listed and/or…

The status and experiences of women in science and engineering are discussed. Specifically highlighted is the situation at Hood College, Maryland, a school with a majority of female students. Strategies for encouraging female students to enter and continue in science majors and careers are suggested. (CW)

The history of Spelman Seminary (Georgia) for African-American females is reviewed as an example of education as an instrument of socialization for southern women to their prescribed roles. The discussion covers the missionary role, Georgia in the 1880s, the institutional mission, school founding, debate over classical versus industrial roles of…

This article begins by describing the use of GIS at a local scale within a single school, and builds outwards to review the use of GIS in the contexts of national classrooms. The single school is Diocesan School for Girls in Auckland. It is an independent girls' school for Years 1-13, well resourced with IT staff, computer hardware and software.…

Presbyterian Ladies College (PLC) is a 130-year-old independent girls' school in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Teaching students from ages 4 to 18, PLC has a reputation for academic excellence. Geography is a separate subject taught as a part of the core curriculum in the secondary school. The College, which uses principally Macintosh…