Safe Havens That Women Don't Want

From: The Washington Post | Date: March 17, 1987| Author: | Copyright information

These are, to put it mildly, awkward days for Alice Emerson. The president of Wheaton College, a 153-year-old women's college just south of Boston, has spent 12 years as an articulate defender of single-sex institutions.

Even now, she can state with conviction the value of a female learning environment. Nevertheless, in a matter of weeks, Wheaton College is almost certain to begin the move toward coeducation. And with her blessing.

"I think it's sad," Emerson admits. "There is so much women's colleges could contribute, but we are not immune to what's going on."

What's going on is simply ...

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