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Tag: Mills College
News Roundup
Mills College Alumni Sue School, Claims Blindsided by News of Closure or Merger
Mills College alumni are suing the school, alleging they were blindsided by the institution’s recent news to shutdown or merge with Northeastern University, SF Gate reported. The June 7 complaint claims Mills withheld information from alumni on the board of trustees, “thereby stifling [the] Plaintiffs’ ability to fulfill their fiduciary duties to Mills.” The alumni are […]
July 9, 2021
COVID-19
Northeastern University Partners and Saves Mills College from Closing
Northeastern University is partnering with Mills College, saving the dwindling women’s liberal arts college from no longer operating. The announcement came in a letter from Northeastern President Dr. Joseph E. Aoun. “We recognize and share a mutual commitment to maintaining the excellence Mills has achieved in its educational programs,” Aoun wrote. “Through our proposed alliance, we […]
June 18, 2021
COVID-19
Mills College to Close as College, Become Institute for Women’s Leadership
Mills College will become an institute for women’s leadership, closing as a college, SF Gate reported. This comes after the college faced financial issues for years, enrollment declines and the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our goal is to deliver an exceptional academic and co-curricular experience to our students for at least the next two academic years, with […]
March 18, 2021
News Roundup
Dr. Julia Chinyere Oparah Appointed Provost at University of San Francisco
Ethnic studies scholar Dr. Julia Chinyere Oparah, provost and dean of the faculty at Mills College, will become provost and vice president of academic affairs at the University of San Francisco, effective July 12. During her tenure at Mills, Oparah led a number of advancements, such as the Mills Promise Program, Mills’s first fully online […]
February 19, 2021
Campus Climate
Minority Professors Ask Themselves: To Protest or Not to Protest?
As students confront administrators about campus climate, it poses a dilemma to their professors, particularly faculty of color: to protest or not to protest? Can professors freely support students’ social justice causes, or are there professional risks involved? How do minority faculty decide when and how to show solidarity?
March 1, 2020
Students
Mills College Faces Layoffs, Restructuring Programs
The venerable Oakland, California-based, all-women’s school is faced with a growing deficit of more than $9 million out of an annual operating budget of $57 million.
July 9, 2017
Home
Transgender Issues Put Women’s Colleges to Test
With transgender issues and rights receiving more and more public attention, some women’s colleges are facing them while others avoid the challenge of reconsidering admissions policies and student parameters.
March 9, 2015
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