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Saturday morning Stephens College presented 27 bachelor’s and 25 master’s degrees to students who are now what President Wendy Libby calls “officially Stephens women and a few men.”
Monica Senecal, a radio personality on KPLA Radio’s “Chris & Monica in the Morning!,” gave the keynote address.  She is pursing a MBA at Stephens.  Senecal’s speech got [...]

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Cinco de Mayo is not the Mexican day of Independence, contrary to popular belief. That particular day actually resides on Sept. 16. On May 5, 1862 a Mexican army of 4,000 faced 6,000 French soldiers at the Battle of Puebla. The battle ended in victory for the Mexican army after four hours. Since then, Cinco [...]

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An old rumor has been put to rest, no part of Stephens College is for sale. For some time now, word has been traveling through the city of Columbia and the MU campus about the possibility of certain buildings on the Stephens College campus being sold to MU to be renovated and re-opened as [...]

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Twenty-four women are expected to don their caps and gowns, walk across the stage, and receive their diplomas in Stephens College’s first formal December graduation ceremony on Sunday. The ceremony, which begins at 11 a.m., features keynote speaker Vicki Russell, associate publisher of the Columbia Daily Tribune and member of the Stephens College Board of [...]

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Check out the video to see a physics demonstration by students at Stephens College.

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Stephens College is illustrating the evolution of fashion in its new exhibit, “Designer Alphabet Soup: Designer Garments from A to Z”. Stephens pulled a piece of designer fashion for every letter in the alphabet from its collection of over 12,000 garments, including fashions from Oscar de la Renta, Christian Dior, and Emilio Pucci. [...]

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Stephens College has had a dramatic increase in enrollment over the past few years — 47 percent since 2004. When the fall semester started a couple weeks ago, more than 1,000 students were on campus, a 15 percent increase since last year.
The school’s rise from the ash’s began with a five-year strategic plan, spearheaded by [...]

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