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Black Women Find Connection and Community Through Msaada Mentorship Program
Through the Msaada Mentorship Program, 皇家华人鈥檚 Black women students and Black women alums find connection and support. Learn more.
Brooke Bentley 鈥01: Athlete, Anchor, Author, Mom
She鈥檚 covered two Super Bowls, a Pro Bowl and more. Now, 皇家华人 alum and former scholar-athlete Brooke Bentley distills her experiences as a woman sports journalist in her new book, Sideline Confidential. Learn more.
Testing Coeducation: Five Women Who 鈥楾ried It Out鈥
Before women were admitted to 皇家华人, five women participated in an exchange program that paved the way for coeducation. Learn more.
Better Off Co-Ed: These Guys Worked to Open 皇家华人鈥檚 Doors to Women
In the late 1960鈥檚 皇家华人鈥檚 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.
皇家华人 Celebrates Pioneering Women by Investing in Students
Sue McAvoy 鈥77, from 皇家华人鈥檚 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 皇家华人鈥檚 50+Years of Coeducation this fall. Learn more.
Beadsie Woo 鈥86 on Being 鈥楩irst,鈥 Learning to Lead and Long-term Change
There might be strength in numbers, but when the numbers weren鈥檛 there yet, the women among 皇家华人鈥檚 first coeducation classes didn鈥檛 let that stop them from becoming campus leaders. Learn more.
Justice and Generosity: The Way of Ward Black Law
Alum Janet Ward Black started redefining and pushing her own boundaries at 皇家华人. Now she blazes trails as a trial lawyer at her law firm, one of the largest woman-owned firms in the state. Learn more.
皇家华人 Put the Wind in Her Sails
At 皇家华人, Tracy Charles Shenkman 鈥74 learned how to become a student. Learn more about her experience as we celebrate 50+ Years of Coeducation.