Saturday, October 22, 2011

Historically Speaking


The Seven Sisters:

1. Mount Holyoke College
2. Vassar College
3. Wellesley College
4. Smith College
5. Radcliffe College
6. Bryn Mawr College
7. Barnard College

The above are "historically women's colleges" [Vassar and Radcliffe are no longer segregated by sex]

I don't think the "Emily Dickenson" in "Animal House" actually exists.
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the United States

There are 105 official "historically black" colleges and universities today (public and private combined.) Here are 7 fine ones:

Name: Year founded: Enrollment (white): Type

Stillman College 1876 1116 (13) Private

Alcorn State 1871 3443 (283) Public

Morehouse College 1867 2891 (4) Private (100% Male)

Spelman College 1881 2186 (1) Private

Howard University 1867 10623 (114) Private

Grambling State University 1901 5039 (197) Public

Morgan State University 1867 6891 (149) Public

6 comments:

  1. I just thought it was cool. Except I am sorry to see the women's colleges going coed.

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  2. But mostly for search engine traffic.

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  3. The University of Cambridge is the only university with any all female colleges in the UK. That surprised me when I looked to check I thought once Girton admitted men they all would but apparently not. I can remember the uproar about Girton.

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  4. @A - It doesn't count if they are affiliated with a larger organization. They must be defiantly self-supporting. It is the unwritten rule. Ah, Girton. I do remember the uproar. :)

    @Caroline - Why? What?

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