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Protests don't deter leaders at Tulane and Rutgers from plans to dis women's colleges.(NEWSWATCH)
Despite studies showing the benefits of women's colleges, including higher self-esteem, more desire to give back to the community and more degrees in historically male-dominated fields, Tulane and Rutgers Universities planned to close their women's colleges.
At Tulane, six alumnae and nine students filed a lawsuit to stop the school from dismantling its 120-year-old H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College. Newcomb, one of the first degree-granting colleges for women, has an estimated $40 million endowment, separate from Tulane's.
The suit accuses Tulane of violating the terms of contract that established the college. Tulane President Scott Cowen had proposed eliminating the college as a stand alone institution as part of a restructuring plan, to save money in the wake of ...
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