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Supporters rally to Save Douglass College.(Brief Article)

Women in Higher Education

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A Rutgers University NJ proposal to dismantle one of the nation's last public women's colleges is meeting a lot of resistance. Alumnae of Douglass College are leading a highly organized "Save Douglass" campaign that has generated thousands of letters to Rutgers officials.

At the third of five campus forums held to discuss the proposal, more than 320 people attended, many wearing "Save Douglass College" buttons and wristbands. "This debate is really broader than Rutgers University," said Carmen Twillie Ambar, a Douglass dean. "On a personal level, this is really about the love of the university."

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