Salem College
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| Motto | Reach Within, Shape the Future |
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| Type |
Private liberal arts college Women's college (UG) |
| Established | 1772 |
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Religious affiliation
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Moravian Church |
| President | D. E. Lorraine Sterritt |
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Academic staff
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40 |
| Undergraduates | 565 |
| Postgraduates | 300 |
| Location | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA |
| Athletics | NCAA Division III – GSAC |
| Nickname | Spirits |
| Affiliations |
Annapolis Group CIC |
| Website | salem.edu |
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Salem College is a liberal arts women's college in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States founded in 1772. Originally established as a primary school, it later became an academy (high school) and finally a college. It is the oldest female educational establishment that is still a women's college and the oldest female institution in the Southern United States.
Though Salem is officially classified as a women's college, men 23 years of age and over are admitted into the Continuing Education program (through the Martha H. Fleer Center for Adult Education) and into graduate-degree programs. In 2009, Forbes rated it 67th of America's Best Colleges.
Located in the historic Moravian community of Old Salem, Salem College was originally a girls' school established by the Moravians, who believed strongly in equal education for men and women. The idea for the school began in 1766, when (at the age of 17) Sister Elisabeth Oesterlein walked from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to Salem. On April 22, 1772, the Little Girls' School [1] was founded. Her influence led the school to be among the first to accept non-white students. It became a boarding school in 1802 and in 1866 it changed its name to the Salem Female Academy. The school began giving college diplomas in 1890. In 1907 the name was officially changed to Salem Academy and College and to this day both Salem Academy and Salem College share the campus in adjacent Old Salem. [2] [3]
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