Kaine Comments on Obama's Nomination Jun 7, 2008
Last Updated: 4:38 PM 07/02/07 - Randolph-Macon Woman's College is a thing of the past. The school officially became Randolph College over the weekend. (WHSV)
Bribe case not tied to 2 crane failures Jun 7, 2008
In a 5-to-2 decision, the court rejected a lawsuit by nine female students at Randolph College, formerly Randolph-Macon Woman's College, that promotional materials and other publications promised them four years at an all-female institution. (AP). (Boston Globe)
Va. court upholds women's college move to coed Jun 7, 2008
In a 5-2 decision, the court rejected a claim by nine female students at Randolph College formerly Randolph-Macon Woman's College that promotional materials and other publications promised them four years at an all-female institution. Chief Justice Leroy R. Hassell Sr. wrote in the majority opinion that the court could find nothing in marketing materials promising the school would stay single-sex. (USA Today -- News)
CNN 'superstar' speaks at Flagler Mar 19, 2008
Crowley graduated from Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Va. with a degree in mathematics. (The St. Augustine Record)
New men on campus Sep 23, 2007
One year ago, Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Virginia caused an outcry when it decided to admit men and change its name to Randolph College. England said the backlash at Regis has been minimal. (Boston Globe)
More of this story Sep 12, 2007
Lincoln received a bachelor's degree from Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Virginia and studied at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Senator Lincoln and her husband, Dr. Steve Lincoln, are the proud parents of twin boys, Reece and Bennett. (Hamburg Ashley County Ledger, AR)
Randolph College welcomes men for the first time, including Adam Brown of King George County. Aug 21, 2007
" Brown, 18, said his personality set him apart from many others at his high school. But how would he fare as just one of 73 men at the newly coeducational Randolph College, formerly Randolph-Macon Woman's College? Brown had watched some videos on YouTube in which students protested the school's decision to accept men. He's one of four males in the Fredericksburg area to enroll there. "You have to change at some point because the same thing doesn't work all the time," Brown said. "In essence, I... (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Washington U.'s Klein named president of Virginia college Jun 15, 2007
The college, currently known as Randolph-Macon Woman's College, is becoming co-ed effective July 1 and changing its name to Randolph College. At Washington University in St. Louis, Klein serves as the university's chief operating officer overseeing most non-academic activities. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Man to lead new coed Randolph College (Sue Lindsey) Jun 15, 2007
He replaces Virginia Hill Worden, interim president since July who oversaw the school's decision to abandon a 116-year tradition as all-female Randolph-Macon Woman's College to become a coed institution ... Lucy Hooper, president-elect of the board of trustees, said officials chose Mr. Klein from 100 applicants because of his broad experience and his appreciation for the traditions and history of Randolph-Macon Woman's College. (Washington Times)
Randolph College's New Class To Be 1/3 Male May 25, 2007
The news comes as Randolph-Macon Woman's College ends 116 years as a single-gender school. Spokeswoman Brenda Edson says the private Lynchburg college has gotten deposits from 57 men. (WTKR.com, VA)
April 16-30, 2007 Obituaries Apr 25, 2007
After her preparatory education she entered Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Virginia where she be-came a member of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity and graduated in 1929. While in college her family moved to Savannah, Georgia where her father took the post as Savannah's Industrial Commissioner and her long term boy friend and future husband began working with Sculptor Gutzon Borglum in the planning and construction Of Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota's Black Hills. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
Applications Way Up As Randolph-Macon Prepares To Go Coed Mar 3, 2007
The decision by Randolph-Macon Woman's College to admit men appears to be resonating with prospective students. The Lynchburg school will become Randolph College on July first, after 116 years of being a single-sex institution. (WTKR.com, VA)
Virginia Squirrel Bites Off More Than It Can Chew Feb 3, 2007
Audrey Hudgins, a sophomore at Randolph-Macon Woman's College from Durham, North Carolina, says she was sitting on a bench on campus Tuesday when a squirrel crawled up her leg and sat in her lap. To Hudgins' surprise, the squirrel -- known as an infamous chowhound named Toby -- snatched a piece of the strawberry Nutri-Grain bar she was holding. (WTKR.com, VA)
Agnes Scott keeps its mission to educate women Dec 25, 2006
While Agnes Scott, on the heels of one of its most successful decades ever, welcomed a new president to campus, Watkins' alma mater, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, announced in September that it plans to admit men for the first time in its 115-year history and change its name to Randolph College. The move, motivated by finances and what the institution's trustees said was a need to boost enrollment, came less than two weeks after Regis College in Massachusetts unveiled plans to go... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Randolph-Macon Woman's College Announces New Name Change Dec 10, 2006
Officials say Randolph-Macon Woman's College will change its name to Randolph College when it admits men next fall. Trustees at the 115-year-old private college voted in September to make the school co-educational. (WTKR.com, VA)
Coed Randolph-Macon to get name change (Sue Lindsey) Dec 10, 2006
-- Randolph-Macon Woman's College will change its name to Randolph College when it admits men next fall, officials announced yesterday. Trustees of the 115-year-old private college voted in September to make the school coeducational and have received more than 1,000 suggestions on a new name. (Washington Times)
National Review Online Dec 4, 2006
After 115 Years, Randolph-Macon Woman's College Changes Course. Survey: Mother-Daughter Communication Increases During College. (CBS News)
Mueller Water Products Builds Executive Staff Nov 30, 2006
She holds an MBA from the Colgate-Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, a law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law and a Bachelor's Degree from Randolph-Macon Woman's College. About Mueller Water Products Mueller Water Products is a majority-owned subsidiary of Walter Industries, Inc. with revenues of approximately $1. (PR Newswire)
Famed Author Pearl S. Buck and Sydenstricker Road Nov 28, 2006
Pearl Sydenstricker left China in 1910 to attend Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Virginia, the same year her uncle Christopher founded his church on what is now Sydenstricker Road. Pearl graduated from the college in 1914, and after a brief period of teaching at the college, she rejoined her parents in China. (South County Chronicle, VA)
Following a dream from Kenya to Pitt's Oakland campus Nov 26, 2006
With Mr. Ole-Ronkei's help, she applied to Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Va. Before she knew it, she was on a plane, bound for a new life. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Randolph-Macon To Announce New Name Nov 24, 2006
(AP) - Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg will announce its new name on December 9th ... Randolph-Macon Woman's College administrators have said the decision to admit men is intended to achieve more financial stability. (WTVR.com, VA)
Colleges exchange students programs Nov 20, 2006
Randolph-Macon Woman's College participates in the Seven College Exchange Program, which includes HampdenSydney College, Hollins University, Mary Baldwin College,Randolph-Macon College, Sweet Briar, and Washington and Lee University. The program is designed primarily for juniors, but sophomores and seniors may also be considered for part-time study. (Washington Times)
Caroline B.T. Maddux Oct 21, 2006
She was a 1948 graduate of Country School and attended Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Va. "She wanted to go to New York and become a Rockette, but her father wouldn't let her go above the Mason-Dixon Line, so he sent her to college in Virginia instead," said a daughter, Holly L. Maddux, a Towson writer. (Sunspot.net -- Business)
Students at women's college sue over plans to admit men Oct 9, 2006
RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) -- A group of students at Randolph-Macon Woman's College sued the school Friday, challenging its decision to begin admitting men next fall. The lawsuit, filed in Lynchburg Circuit Court, claims the 115-year-old school's governing board breached its contract with the students by voting to make it coeducational. (CNN -- Education)
Yes to women's colleges Oct 4, 2006
TWO WOMEN'S colleges, Regis College and Randolph-Macon Woman's College, announced recently they will become co educational. Does this matter. (Boston Globe)
Coeducation no cure-all, foes say Oct 1, 2006
Some alumnae and teachers at Randolph-Macon Woman's College say accepting male students to resolve financial problems is a shortsighted effort that undermines the school's 115-year-old tradition. "As we try to adapt ourselves to the educational needs of men, I fear we will descend into mediocrity," James Peterson, chairman of the English department said in a letter to the school's board of trustees. (Washington Times)
Virginia students suspend boycott Sep 21, 2006
(AP) - More than 200 Randolph-Macon Woman's College students have suspended their boycott of classes in protest of the decision to allow men to the 115-year-old women's college. Trustees voted Sept. 9 to admit men in the fall of 2007. (Bakersfield Californian -- Nation)
Preparing for the real world Sep 20, 2006
Last week, the Board of Trustees of Randolph-Macon Woman's College voted to open the school to male applicants next year ... Randolph-Macon Woman's College may have chosen to go co-ed kicking and screaming, but in the long run this development will lead to a better education for its students -- male and female alike. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
The Kindest Cut Sep 16, 2006
After 115 Years, Randolph-Macon Woman's College Changes Course. Educators Hope Movies Can Spark Discussion Among First-Year Students. (CBS News)
Involvement, yes, but 'outrage'? Not at all Sep 14, 2006
As a first-year student at Randolph-Macon Woman's College, I am closely following communications related to the co-ed vote ["College criticized for adding men," Sept. 5. I was troubled by the way students and alumni were portrayed in the article as "reacting with outrage.". (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Randolph-Macon Woman's College Goes Coed Sep 12, 2006
(AP) - Amid boos and shouts of "traitors!" Randolph-Macon Woman's College officials announced Saturday that men would be admitted to the 115-year-old institution starting in 2007 ... The board determined coeducation was the best way to preserve the school's mission of high academic standards for undergraduate students and said a coed version of Randolph-Macon Woman's College would emphasize global honors programs ... She spent 29 years with the Martha Graham Dance Company and started the dance... (WTVR.com, VA)
Board votes to make women's college coed Sep 12, 2006
- Amid boos and shouts of "traitors!" Randolph-Macon Woman's College officials announced Saturday that men would be admitted to the 115-year-old institution starting in 2007 ... She spent 29 years with the Martha Graham Dance Company and started a dance program at Randolph-Macon Woman's College. (Yahoo News -- Education)
College opens door to men, ire Sep 11, 2006
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA -- Amid boos and shouts of "traitors!" Randolph-Macon Woman's College officials announced Saturday that men would be admitted to the 115-year-old institution starting in 2007. When officials floated the idea last month, it drew a sharp response. (FOX59, IN)
Tears greet college's decision to go coed (Sue Lindsey) Sep 11, 2006
-- Tears and boos greeted trustees of Randolph-Macon Woman's College when they voted Saturday to admit men to the 115-year-old institution, beginning in the fall of 2007. Board President Jolley Christman announced the decision by the 30-member board to catcalls of "Traitors!" from a group of 400 or more students, alumnae and supporters assembled outside a classroom building. (Washington Times)
Trustees called traitors for admitting men Sep 10, 2006
LYNCHBURG, Virginia (AP) -- Amid boos and shouts of "traitors" Randolph-Macon Woman's College officials announced Saturday that men would be admitted to the 115-year-old institution starting in 2007. In the eyes of the board of trustees, going coed could help stabilize the school's finances as interest in all-women schools wanes. (CNN)
World / Nation Briefs Sep 10, 2006
VA. WOMEN'S COLLEGE GOING COED. Amid boos and shouts of "traitors!" officials of Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Va. announced yesterday that men would be admitted to the 115-year-old institution starting next year. (Newsday -- Nation)
Escaped prisoner captured in a closet Sep 10, 2006
VIRGINAMen to be admitted to women's college LYNCHBURG -- Randolph-Macon Woman's College officials announced yesterday that men would be admitted to the 115-year-old institution starting in 2007. The board of trustees said the move would help stabilize the school's finances as interest in all-women schools wanes. (Boston Globe -- Nation)
Alumnae petition to save college from ... (Sue Lindsey) Sep 6, 2006
Instead of stopping in Lynchburg for her freshman year at Randolph-Macon Woman's College, she headed a few miles north to Sweet Briar College. She made the detour because of a planned vote by Randolph-Macon's trustees on admitting men to the 115-year-old school. (Washington Times, DC)
All Woman College In Lynchburg To Admit Men Sep 5, 2006
Controversy is stirring over a planned vote by the trustees from Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg to admit men. The planned vote is not only getting reactions from former students, but potential students have changed their college plans because of it. (WTKR.com, VA)
Inland School News Briefs Jul 5, 2006
Bernardo Rotary Club Hap Neuberger Memorial Scholarship, Rancho Bernardo High School PTSA Scholarship, North County Building Industry Association Scholarship, Presidential Freedom Scholarship, The President's Volunteer Service Award; Eryn Daugherty, West Virginia University, Academic Excellence Scholarship, Tailhook Scholarship, Federal Employees Scholarship Foundation; Sarah Ellis, North County Society of Fine Arts, Artistic Recognition Award; Jessa Engelberg, University of Colorado at Boulder... (North County Times)
To Have and to Give Jun 22, 2006
" Ms. Kirk recalls. None of the charities on her flyer received much money, with Ms. Kirk's alma mater, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, in Lynchburg, Va., getting the most: $435. Ms. Kirk says she would have used a charitable wedding registry if she had ever heard of one. "I wish I had known about that," she says. "I think more guests would have done it because they would have known we were serious. " Charities Say 'I Do' Even though many people do not know about formal efforts to encourage... (The Chronicle of Philanthropy)
Chancellor High School senior awards Jun 22, 2006
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Smallest W.Va. school produces two graduates Jun 11, 2006
Undecided on such institutions as Washington and Lee University, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, or West Virginia Wesleyan, where she received multiple scholarships, Biggs made the choice to attend Berea College in Berea, Ky. Biggs took to heart what Senator Clark S. Barnes of the 15th District stated as guest graduation speaker. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
