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Albion College Commemorates 150 Years of Co-Education

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
Albion College Faculty 1861

Albion College Faculty, 1861

Last Friday, the Albion College News published an article/photo gallery celebrating 150 years of Co-Educational Bachelor Degrees issued from Albion College.

On the heels of its 175th birthday in 2010, Albion marks the 150th anniversary of providing a college education to female students. On February 25, 1861, Michigan’s state legislature authorized the 26-year-old school to grant four-year degrees to women, making Albion one of the Midwest’s first co-educational institutions.  Read More…