Debates on Men at Women's Colleges

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'Wilson College's board voted Sunday -- despite protests from many students and alumnae -- to become a fully coeducational institution.

College leaders say that the change is essential for the institution to survive. Critics see an abandonment of a proud tradition of educating women. Men are already admitted to some programs at the college, but not the residential undergraduate program that for many alumnae defines the institution.
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Student critics of coeducation could not be reached Sunday night. But their views are evident in columns in the student newspaper at Wilson, The Billboard. One student noted that Wilson's mission is to educate women. Admitting men "means that everything that we have believed in, that we have valued, is a lie. It sends a message to the entire Wilson community, and to all women, that we cannot stand on our own; we are not the independent and confident women that we believe we are. Instead we are inferior and inadequate. Our mission has not failed; we are failing to stay true to our mission."'