Advantages of a Women's College

Women’s Colleges are becoming the New College Cool! Discover for yourself why more and more college-bound high schools girls are saying “Yes” and choosing a women’s college. A good place to start is my blog. I’ve listed (and linked) all the women’s colleges in the United States and also provide additional information about the individual colleges for further exploration. Plus you’ll meet current students who share their college selection story and their reason for attending a women’s college.

Saturday, June 2, 2018

Makes a GREAT Addition to Your Summer Reading List! Her STEM Career: Adventures of 51 Remarkable Women

Informative and Inspirational!

Written for Girls, by STEM Women.

Learn About Her STEM Occupation and Discover How She Became Interested in STEM!

Meet STEM women from the following women's colleges: Barnard College, Bay Path University, Bennett College, Bryn Mawr College, Cedar Crest College, Converse College, Cottey College, Hollins University, Mary Baldwin College for Women, Meredith College, Mount Holyoke College, Saint Mary’s College, Salem College, Scripps College, Smith College, Spelman College, St. Catherine University, Stern College for Women, Sweet Briar College, Wellesley College and Wesleyan College.

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Friday, January 1, 2016

Happy New Year!

My 2016 New Year’s resolution is to write about women’s college alumnae, specifically alumnae who majored in a STEM subject (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and are enjoying a STEM career. The women I will feature are actively pursuing, established in, or retired from a STEM career.

To accomplish this goal, I’m taking a gap year from my daily blogging on Advantages of a Women’s College.

For the calendar year of 2016, come visit me on The Huffington Post. I’ve connected with some pretty amazing STEM alumnae from a variety of occupations in various industries whose career stories I’ll be sharing, and include so far the following:

Charlotte Brown, a Biology alumna from Saint Mary’s College - Aiding in Development of New Cancer Treatments

Alexis M. Scott, a math alumna from Spelman College - For Her Love of Mathematics

Evelyn B. Christensen, Ed.D., a Math alumna from Agnes Scott College - Award-Winning Educational Book Author

Karen M. Davis, a Math and English alumna from Cedar Crest College - Making a Difference via Computing Management

Lauren M. Schwartz, Ph.D., a Biology alumna from Sweet Briar College - Helping Farmers Increase Crop Production

Lucia Perez, a Astrophysics alumna from Wellesley College - Aspiring Astrophysicist

I’m excited about this new focus, and I’m looking forward to introducing you to talented and inspirational women.

Happy New Year, and I’ll see you back here in 2017!

Thursday, December 31, 2015

A Smithie's Guide to Downtown Northampton

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Wordless Wednesday

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

The many benefits of a women’s college

“My mom is a Mount Holyoke alum, so growing up I never thought of women’s colleges as being different from any other school. I looked at several women’s colleges when applying along with other co-ed universities. It came down to this school giving me the best quality of education for the amount of money I was offered, but the close-knit community at Mount Holyoke really pulled me in. I really forged an identity here and have grown so much stronger in voicing my opinions, and I think I owe it to my school encouraging self-determination, supportiveness, and never fearing change,” Jessica, class of 2018, recently told Her Campus.

Continue reading here.

Monday, December 28, 2015

7 Misconceptions About Going To A Women’s College by Katherine Craig

This Stephens College student, Katherine Craig, wrote a fantastic blog post: 7 Misconceptions About Going To A Women’s College.

1. Since there are no boys here we never “try” in the morning. Please. First of all, I get ready and I dress up for ME, not for any boy. Also, let’s be honest, girls usually try to impress other girls more than they try to impress guys. Girls will notice what you wear more than guys will. It's a great feeling knowing that the campus is abuzz about your fashion choice of the day.

Continue reading here.