Women's College Coalition

We are excited to share that Sister Simone Campbell, an alumna of Mount Saint Mary's University, a proud WCC member institution, has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. Read on to learn more about Sister Campbell's work.

The House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) passed its annual appropriations bill and it included language recognizing the long-time role the nation's women's colleges and universities play in advancing postsecondary diversity and inclusion for underserved populations while creating unique educational opportunities to empower women. This is the first time that women's colleges have been noted in such a way in proposed Federal legislation. 

The Women’s College Coalition hosted a town hall during the summer with U.S. Rep. Karen Bass and student panelists from various WCC institutions. More than 400 students and representatives from the WCC joined the powerful conversation on women’s leadership, gender equity and racial injustice.

A project in one of Brescia’s first-year leadership studies courses has transformed into an advocacy project for the London Food Bank and local community.

Brescia students Beth Donchai and Julianna Mereu were members of a group project that was challenged to find ways of addressing issues of poverty and hunger in the London community. Through their research, the group identified an opportunity to hold a “virtual” food drive, where online donations could be allocated to the London Food Bank. It was the students’ hope to engage people digitally and online, in their circles of influences via social media.