Coeducation No Cure-All, Foes Say ; Randolph-Macon Alumnae and Teachers Still Doubt the Move Is in Its Long-Run Interest.
The Washington Times › October 02, 2006
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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. "We'll do all right. We'll survive. But we won't be able to continue to give that special quality of education to young women."See the full content of this document
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Coeducation No Cure-All, Foes Say ; Randolph-Macon Alumnae and Teachers Still Doubt the Move Is in Its Long-Run Interest.
Board members voted 25-2 last month in favor of admitting men in the fall of 2007, the culmination of a three-year effort by the board to develop st...
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