文档介绍：AreSame-SexCollegesStillRelevant?Lastweek,theboardofSweetBriarCollege,anall-women'sschoolinVirginia,announcedthatitwouldbepermanentlyshutteredinAugustdueto"insurmountablefinancialchallenges."Theschool'spresident,JamesJones,Jr.,attributedtheclose,inpart,tothedecliningnumberof“youngwomenwillingtoconsiderasingle-sexeducation/Istherestillaplaceforsame-sexcolleges?Dotheyplayanimportantroleineducation,oraretheyoutdated?SweetBriarIsFightinganUp-HillBattleDianeHalpern,thedeanofsocialsciencesatMinervaSchoolsatKGIandformerpresidentoftheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation,istheauthorof"SexDifferencesinCognitiveAbilities."UPDATEDMARCH10,2015,3:31AMThepopularideathatsingle-esfromanecdotesaboutfemaleleaderswhowereeducatedinanerawhenelitecollegesdidnotadmitthem・Despiteabeautifulcampus,dedicatedfaculty,loyalalumnaeandasignificantendowment,SweetBriarCollegeisclosingafter114years・ToofewstudentswerechoosingSweetBriar;sothecollegediscounteditstuitionrate,,rural,liberalartswomen'scollege,SweetBriarwasfightinganup・,PresidentJamesJones,-sexeducationwasdecisiveinitsdemise・Datasupportsthisconelusion:AccordingtotheWomerTsCollegeCoalition,thenumberofwomen'scollegesdeclinedfrom230tolittlemorethan40inthelasthalf-c