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The Fight to Save Women’s Colleges From Extinction

‘HEARTBREAKING AND SHOCKING’

The 169-year-old Mills College was one of several women’s colleges to announce its closure recently, the continuation of a decades-long trend.

Emily Shugerman
Emily Shugerman 

Senior Reporter

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Emily Shugerman

Emily Shugerman

Senior Reporter

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