faculty senate approved a resolution in favor of reversing the new policy, writing that transgender students are "precisely the students who benefit from attending an institution that is historically dedicated to gender equity in a world where women were underserved and undervalued". John Gregory Brown, chair of the faculty senate, described the new policy as "morally repugnant".
=== Presidents ===
Mary K. Benedict (1906–1916)
Emilie Watts McVea (1916–1925)
Meta Glass (1925–1946)
Martha B. Lucas (1946–1950)
Anne Gary Pannell (1950–1971)
Harold B. Whiteman Jr. (1971–1983)
Nenah Elinor Fry (1983–1990)
Barbara A. Hill (1990–1996)
Elisabeth Showalter Muhlenfeld (1996–2009)
Jo Ellen Parker (2009–2014)
James F. Jones Jr. (interim president, 2014–2015)
Phillip C. Stone (2015–2017)
Meredith Jung-En Woo (2017–2023)
Mary Pope Maybank Hutson (2023–present)
== Academics ==
The college offers 17 majors, 21 minors, 3 preprofessional programs (pre-law, pre-medicine, and pre-veterinary), 2 certificate programs (arts management …
