College History Garden

 Wells College in Aurora, New York announced that it will be closing . The institution was founded in 1868 as Wells Seminary and the name c...

Notre Dame College located in South Euclid, OH announced this week that it will close at the end of the current spring semester. The instit...

McKenna Servis, Coordinator of the MacMurray College Archive Collection and Jacksonville Area Museum Curator, has completed the research tha...

  An important early educator was recently remembered for her educational and political leadership. In " Columbia College honors foundi...

 Manor College in Jenkintown, PA has been celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2022. A post this week on the college website explores the his...

Lawrence University in Appleton, WI is celebrating the 175th anniversary of its founding in 1847 as Lawrence Institute. Lawrence was "...

A group of alumnae, staff, and friends of Salem Academy and College have started a 500 mile adventure in conjunction with the celebration of...

Judson College in Marion, AL posted a press release earlier today, " Judson College board of trustees vote to close 183-year-old instit...

Enjoy Oxford offers a couple of walking tours highlighting the history of higher education in Oxford, OH. Extensive brochures are available...

Elizabeth L. Hillman, president of Mills College in Oakland, CA announced on March 17, 2021 that the institution will no longer enroll new s...

Check Twitter for a thread with additional embedded threads that was posted earlier today by Egham Museum from the UK . It provides a fascin...

 Kimberly Haas authored a fascinating article " Bryn Mawr College Marks Centennial of its Summer School for Working Women " for Hi...

The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Sponsored Ministries in Manitowoc, WI  announced yesterday that Silver Lake College of the H...

The Peewee Valley Historical Society in Peewee Valley, KY offers a very nice web page devoted to the Kentucky College for Young Ladies th...

Main Line Today published " Immaculata University Celebrates its Centennial Anniversary with Plans for the Future ," with report...

   The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, TX and Baylor University in Waco, TX both begin yearlong celebrations of their common...

William Woods University in Fulton, MO is preparing to celebrate the 150th anniversary of its founding  as the Female Orphans School of th...

This is a delayed post due to a bit of personal travel and the re-entry afterward as I wade through accumulated emails and news alerts......

Randolph College posted an interesting article written by Meta Glass (Class of 1899) in the fall of 1965 about her experiences as one of th...

Emmanuel College in Boston, MA is celebrating the centennial of its founding in 1919 by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur as the first Ca...