in the decision. Multiple alumni, as well as students from other women's colleges, joined the multi-day sit-in, inspired by prior protests at Mills College. Despite the sit-in and letters from over a dozen parents, a university spokesperson stated later in the month that the board would not reconsider its position on the matter.
After the board reaffirmed its decision to move ahead with coeducation, students filed a lawsuit against the college, which the courts rejected. A judge refusing to block the transition stated he chose not to "second-guess" the trustees' decision and did not to be responsible for any "annihilation" of the college. According to the Associated Press, "several" students chose to transfer following the decision.
It was projected in May 2005 that the "inaugural coed class will include at least 21 males". In the fall of 2005, campus enrollment was made up of 383 women and 33 men, for a total of 416. The Post-Standard reported on the first day of classes that Wells opened "without problems". …
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