Women's Colleges And Economic Diversity

Why Women's Colleges Are A Good Thing
Graduates listen to US President Barack Obama as he delivers the Commencement Address at Barnard College's graduation ceremony in New York on May 14, 2012. AFP PHOTO/TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/GettyImages)
Graduates listen to US President Barack Obama as he delivers the Commencement Address at Barnard College's graduation ceremony in New York on May 14, 2012. AFP PHOTO/TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/GettyImages)

Colleges Show Uneven Effort to Enroll Poor” (front page, May 31) doesn’t mention a sector of higher education that has a proud story to tell about educational access.

Women’s colleges like Smith succeed at enrolling an economically diverse student body to a greater extent than many of their peers. At Smith, 25 percent of students come from families eligible for federal Pell grants.

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