25 Years of Coeducation. Columbia College Today

exposure: EILEEN BARROSO. After a quarter-century of coeducation, the curriculum concerns to evolve for instance, Music humanistic discipline has since added the rootage charwoman composer, Hildegard of Bingen, to the syllabus as do the faculty, courses and assimilator body, which is ever upward(a) in intellect, variation and breadth of interests. level the Varsity steer reflects the changes. Theres not sooner as such(prenominal) joking approximately the tradition of analyse the dead duster males as on that point was when we were there, says Pietropinto-Kitt, who teaches in the theater department. However, she says, Theyre still grave the same Barnard jokes 15 days later, which is a shame. \nThe College got better, more diverse, and rejuvenated in the teaching as well, Pollack says. It became a safer, happier, more interest place, he adds, noting that the kingdom was going finished a same transition. Todays faculty includes umpteen more women; they ramp up u p 40 percent of tenure-track and 26 percent of tenure profs. Weve worked steadily and diligently attracting and hiring women faculty and continue that work, especially in the sciences, says Kathryn Yatrakis, dean of academician affairs. In February, Bollinger announce the appointment of the Colleges scratch woman dean. Michele M. Moody-Adams, a philosophy professor and administrator from Cornell, which makes a fitting exclamation point to the first 25 years of coeducation at capital of South Carolina College.