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Two recent articles detail the advantages gained by students attending women’s institutions such as Ӱ̳ College.

Coed colleges aren’t for everyone, noted a back-to-school article in. In fact, there are untold benefits to attending women’s colleges.

The magazine named Ӱ̳ as one of its “eight unique women’s colleges,” noting the advantages students at women’s institutions have.

“Studies have cited that students attending gender-specific schools benefit from improved self-esteem, develop better classroom leadership skills, and experience greater satisfaction academically, developmentally, and personally,” author Kamala Kirk wrote.

She noted that the Princeton Review dubbed Ӱ̳ “the most beautiful in the nation,” and called the College “an institution for success.”

news also included Ӱ̳ College in its list of “women’s colleges that have educated some of the finest minds.”

Among the “fun facts” shared about Ӱ̳ was a short list of notable alumnae that included “former secretary of labor Elaine Chao, renowned poet Emily Dickinson, playwrights Wendy Wasserstein and Suzan-Lori Parks, and Frances Perkins, former secretary of labor under the FDR administration and the first woman appointed to the US cabinet.”

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