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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]It’s the name[/b]. UMW suffers because it doesn’t sound like a school many men would go to. Also it’s small, and we have more selective options in VA. [/quote]

No, it isn't.  If it were a problem, the board would have changed it a long time ago.[/quote]

[b]They did.  Why do you think they called it University of Mary Washington vs. Mary Washington University?  It was to take away the prominence of Mary.  
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Thank you for reaching out.
Absolutely false. It was named the Women's College of the University of Virginia. Only after men were admitted and other colleges added, was it decided to be called the University of Mary Washington, and it was done not by the board but by the Virginia Assembly in 2004. [/quote]

Actually, it was Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia and then MWC until it became a university. Between '70 and '04, it was coed and called Mary Washington College. "University of" is usually followed by a location or specialization. Why not Mary Washington University like JMU, GMU, CNU, GWU?  Because they were struggling with male enrollment and were looking at changing the name away from anything referencing Mary Washington. Washington & Monroe University was the number one contender at the time.   You did help prove the point that they were struggling with marketing and male enrollment.  
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UMW is a lot easier to say than MWU. [/quote]

MWC is the best of all.[/quote]

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