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Coeducation at Syracuse traced its roots to the early days of Genesee College where educators and students like [[Frances Willard (suffragist)|Frances Willard]] and [[Belva Lockwood]] were heavily influenced by the Women's movement in nearby [[Seneca Falls, New York]]. However, the progressive "co-ed" policies practiced at Genesee would soon find controversy at the new university in Syracuse.<ref name="Greene" /> Colleges and universities admitted few women students in the 1870s. Administrators and faculty argued women had inferior minds and could not master mathematics and the classics. [[Erastus Otis Haven]], Syracuse University chancellor and former president of the [[University of Michigan]] and [[Northwestern University]], maintained that women should receive the advantages of higher education. He enrolled his daughter Frances at Syracuse, where she joined the other newly admitted female students in founding the [[Gamma Phi Beta]] sorority.<ref name="Greene" /> The inclusion of women in the early days of the university led to the proliferation of various women's clubs and societies. Frank Smalley, a Syracuse professor coined the term "[[sorority]]" specifically for [[Gamma Phi Beta]].<ref name="smalley" /> |
Coeducation at Syracuse traced its roots to the early days of Genesee College where educators and students like [[Frances Willard (suffragist)|Frances Willard]] and [[Belva Lockwood]] were heavily influenced by the Women's movement in nearby [[Seneca Falls, New York]]. However, the progressive "co-ed" policies practiced at Genesee would soon find controversy at the new university in Syracuse.<ref name="Greene" /> Colleges and universities admitted few women students in the 1870s. Administrators and faculty argued women had inferior minds and could not master mathematics and the classics. [[Erastus Otis Haven]], Syracuse University chancellor and former president of the [[University of Michigan]] and [[Northwestern University]], maintained that women should receive the advantages of higher education. He enrolled his daughter Frances at Syracuse, where she joined the other newly admitted female students in founding the [[Gamma Phi Beta]] sorority.<ref name="Greene" /> The inclusion of women in the early days of the university led to the proliferation of various women's clubs and societies. Frank Smalley, a Syracuse professor coined the term "[[sorority]]" specifically for [[Gamma Phi Beta]].<ref name="smalley" /> |
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[[File:Hall of Languages at Syracuse University, as seen from Newhouse Steps.jpg|thumb|The Hall of Languages was the first building on the Syracuse University campus.]] |
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[[File:Crousecollegesu.jpg|thumb|[[Crouse College]], a [[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque]] building completed in 1889, housed the first [[School of Fine Arts|College of Fine Arts]] in the U.S. It is now the home of the [[Setnor School of Music]].]] |
[[File:Crousecollegesu.jpg|thumb|[[Crouse College]], a [[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque]] building completed in 1889, housed the first [[School of Fine Arts|College of Fine Arts]] in the U.S. It is now the home of the [[Setnor School of Music]].]] |