Dunbarton College of Holy Cross, Washington, D.C. was one of three now-defunct women's colleges sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Cross, along with College of Saint Mary-of-the-Wasatch in Salt Lake City and Cardinal Cushing College in Brookline, Massachusetts. Dunbarton College of Holy Cross operated from 1935 to 1973.
The college was founded by M. Rose Elizabeth, a member of the Sisters of the Holy Cross; she was also the college's first president. [1]
In 1974, Howard University purchased the campus to house the Howard University School of Law, which still occupies the campus on Van Ness Street Northwest. [2]
Cynthia Ahearn (1952-2008), echinodermologist and museum specialist was an alumna.
Virginia Long (b.1942), retired New Jersey Supreme Court Associate Justice.
Notable faculty include novelist Elizabeth Mansfield [3] [4] and former NOAA Administrator Nancy Foster who was chair of the biology department. [5] [6]
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Dunbarton College of Holy Cross, Washington, D.C. was one of three now-defunct women's colleges sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Cross, along with College of Saint Mary-of-the-Wasatch in Salt Lake City and Cardinal Cushing College in Brookline, Massachusetts. Dunbarton College of Holy Cross operated from 1935 to 1973.
The college was founded by M. Rose Elizabeth, a member of the Sisters of the Holy Cross; she was also the college's first president. [1]
In 1974, Howard University purchased the campus to house the Howard University School of Law, which still occupies the campus on Van Ness Street Northwest. [2]
Cynthia Ahearn (1952-2008), echinodermologist and museum specialist was an alumna.
Virginia Long (b.1942), retired New Jersey Supreme Court Associate Justice.
Notable faculty include novelist Elizabeth Mansfield [3] [4] and former NOAA Administrator Nancy Foster who was chair of the biology department. [5] [6]
38°56′37″N 77°03′30″W / 38.9437°N 77.0584°W