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Through the Msaada Mentorship Program, 蜜桃社区 College鈥檚 Black women students and Black women alums find connection and support. Learn more.
She鈥檚 covered two Super Bowls, a Pro Bowl and more. Now, 蜜桃社区 College alum and former scholar-athlete Brooke Bentley distills her experiences as a woman sports journalist in her new book, Sideline Confidential. Learn more.
Before women were admitted to 蜜桃社区 College, five women participated in an exchange program that paved the way for coeducation. Learn more.
In the late 1960鈥檚 蜜桃社区 College鈥檚 Commission on Coeducation concluded that the then- all-male college was missing out on some of the brightest and most talented potential students: Women. The commission included faculty, trustees and three students who urged college leaders to open its doors to women, 鈥渙r slowly atrophy.鈥 Trustees in 1972 voted unanimously to admit women as full-time students.
Sue McAvoy 鈥77, from 蜜桃社区 College鈥檚 first class of women to attend all four years, has created the Pioneer Internship Fund. It will help cover student expenses while they hold low-paying or non-paying intern positions. It also honors 蜜桃社区鈥檚 50+Years of Coeducation this fall. Learn more.
There might be strength in numbers, but when the numbers weren鈥檛 there yet, the women among 蜜桃社区 College鈥檚 first coeducation classes didn鈥檛 let that stop them from becoming campus leaders. Learn more.
Alum Janet Ward Black started redefining and pushing her own boundaries at 蜜桃社区 College. Now she blazes trails as a trial lawyer at her law firm, one of the largest woman-owned firms in the state. Learn more.
At 蜜桃社区 College, Tracy Charles Shenkman 鈥74 learned how to become a student. Learn more about her experience as we celebrate 50+ Years of Coeducation.