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The continued importance of single-sex education

The recent near-closure of Sweet Briar, an all-women's college in Virginia, has rekindled the debate over the continuing relevance of single-sex education. Single-sex education has a long history, because for millennia many institutions of higher learning refused to admit women; Plato's Academy in fifth-century Greece was

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Women’s colleges seek to rebrand

SWEET BRIAR, Virginia – Last spring, Sweet Briar College, a 115-year-old women's college in rural Virginia, made headlines when it suddenly announced that it would close. Energetic and loyal Sweet Briar alumnae rallied to save their beloved school, forming a nonprofit and social media campaign to resuscitate the institution.