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Two more colleges plan to admit men.(NEWSWATCH)

Women in Higher Education

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In a growing trend, two more women-only colleges have decided to admit men in order to maintain financial health. Randolph-Macon Woman's College of Virginia and Regis College of Massachusetts are the latest casualties in the decline of women's schools.

Many students and alums reacted negatively to the news that Randolph-Macon Women's College plans to admit men. About 400 protestors booed and turned their backs when the Board of Trustees made the announcement. Later about 100 pitched tents and spread blankets under the magnolias, duct-taping up signs saying "Co-ed is a four-letter word." About 200 of its ...

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