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I saw this, and thought this community might find it interesting. I'm especially interested in what the Newcomb students and alumnae in this community might have to say about it.
Suit Seeks to Save Women's College: Tulane's post-Katrina plan to close Newcomb, one of the first such institutions of its kind, is an illegal grab for its endowment, critics say.
Excerpt - Amid the continuing debate over the role of women's education in American colleges, six Tulane University alumnae and nine students filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block the school from dismantling a historic women's college as part of a sweeping restructuring plan launched after Hurricane Katrina.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in New Orleans, seeks an injunction blocking Tulane from closing its 120-year-old H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, one of the nation's first degree-granting colleges for women. The suit also seeks to bar the university from tinkering with Newcomb's endowment, which has been estimated at $40 million and is separate from Tulane's $745-million endowment.
The lawsuit accuses Tulane, one of the most important institutions in Louisiana and the largest private employer in New Orleans, of violating the terms of the contract that established Newcomb.
Suit Seeks to Save Women's College: Tulane's post-Katrina plan to close Newcomb, one of the first such institutions of its kind, is an illegal grab for its endowment, critics say.
Excerpt - Amid the continuing debate over the role of women's education in American colleges, six Tulane University alumnae and nine students filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block the school from dismantling a historic women's college as part of a sweeping restructuring plan launched after Hurricane Katrina.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in New Orleans, seeks an injunction blocking Tulane from closing its 120-year-old H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, one of the nation's first degree-granting colleges for women. The suit also seeks to bar the university from tinkering with Newcomb's endowment, which has been estimated at $40 million and is separate from Tulane's $745-million endowment.
The lawsuit accuses Tulane, one of the most important institutions in Louisiana and the largest private employer in New Orleans, of violating the terms of the contract that established Newcomb.