Manhattanville College is a

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. Founded in 1841 at 412

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in lower

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, it was initially known as Academy of the Sacred Heart, then after 1847 as Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart. In 1917, the academy received a charter from the

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of the

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to raise the school officially to a collegiate level granting degrees as the College of the Sacred Heart. In 1952 it moved to its current location in the hamlet of Purchase, New York, a suburb north of

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. Purchase is inside the town and village of

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. Approximately 1,100 undergraduate and 900 graduate students attend Manhattanville, with students coming from 45+ countries and 35+ American states. The architectural and administrative centerpiece of the Manhattanville campus is Reid Hall (1864) which was named after

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, publisher and owner of the ''

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'', one of the leading newspapers in the nation for a century. Next to Reid Hall stand academic buildings on one side and on the other residence halls around a central quad designed by the landscaping / architect

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, also the designer of New York's landmark

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in the 1850s and 1860s. The Manhattanville community regards the central quad and buildings as representing the academic vision of the institution's commitment to integrated learning and centered strengths. Other historic buildings include: the Lady Chapel; the President's Cottage known as the Barbara Debs House; the old Stables; and Water Tower.

History

The Academy of the Sacred Heart (1841–1917)

Manhattanville College traces its origins to an Academy of the Sacred Heart founded over 175 years ago on the Lower East Side of

. In August 1841 the

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(RSCJ), a Catholic religious order dedicated to the education of young women, established an academy at 412 Houston Street, near the corner of Mulberry Street, in the tightly packed warren of narrow streets in the southeast corner of

Island facing the

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. This location was chosen, in part, due to its proximity to Old Saint Patrick's Cathedral. In September 1844 the boarding school moved to Ravenswood in the Astoria section of

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. Archbishop John Hughes counted "upon Ravenswood becoming the leading Academy for young Ladies" in the Archdiocese of New York. However, within two years the location proved too remote. Of particular concern was that students were often deprived of the Mass.

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, the newly installed coadjutor bishop of New York, would personally travel there when he could, but even he "could not supply for all their spiritual needs." In 1847, the growing Academy relocated to the former estate of Jacob Lorillard in the village of Manhattanville on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in what was then a rural village. It occupied this site from 1847 to 1952 and it is from this location that the college derives its current name. At that time, the village of Manhattanville was still eight miles north of New York City, which clustered around the south end at the Battery of

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. By the time of the

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, (1861–1865), the Manhattanville Academy counted 280 girl pupils. The academy was always diverse with a substantial proportion of the student body consisting of recent immigrants from

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and

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. In 1880, the academy began offering a two-year post-high school program for its young women students, foreshadowing a future in higher education. Over the next century New York City expanded, transforming the area from a farming village to a neighborhood in West Harlem. The Convent Avenue campus was located between 130th and 135th streets. The eastern border was Convent Avenue and its western border St. Nicholas Terrace. In 1949 proceedings began to incorporate the campus into the existing City College campus. Today it is known as the South Campus of City College. The final remaining buildings from the Manhattanville era are Park Hall (then known as Benziger) and Mott Hall (the Parish School during Manhattanville's time). Ccnysc1

The College of the Sacred Heart (1917–1937)

In the early 20th century, higher education opportunities for women increased as many formerly academies, seminaries, institutions and lower schools transitioned to the status of colleges. Shortly before the

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declared war on the

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and entered the

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, on March 1, 1917, the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Manhattanville received a Provisional Charter from the Regents of the State of New York to offer undergraduate degrees as "The College of the Sacred Heart". The first baccalaureate degrees were granted in 1918. The Absolute Charter was signed May 29, 1919. As the college grew, the city of New York also expanded northward, toward the far north end of Manhattan Island towards the

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transforming the surrounding area from a rural village to diverse residential/commercial communities of Manhattan bordered by the

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and

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neighborhoods. In 1935, The College of the Sacred Heart was accredited by the prestigious

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. The name was officially changed to "Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart" in 1937.

Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart (1937–1966)

Racial justice (Manhattanville Resolutions)

In the 1930s, the Manhattanville student body consisted of approximately 200 female students. Though small, the college made headlines across the country for taking a strong position promoting racial equality decades before the

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of the late 1950s, into the 1960s and 1970s. In May 1933, students created the " Manhattanville Resolutions" a document that pledged an active student commitment to racial justice. This commitment was tested when the first Negro woman student was admitted to the college in 1938. Alumnae response to a racially integrated but all-female student body was mixed and somewhat controversial for a time. While the vast majority of letters praised Manhattanville for its courageous action, college president

Grace Dammann Grace Cowardin Dammann, Society of the Sacred Heart, RSCJ (1872-1945) was a member of the Society of the Sacred Heart, Society of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ) and a president of Manhattanville College. She was a long time Civil rights movement, civil r ...

viewed the negative responses as an opportunity to open hearts and minds. At the annual Class Day reunion on May 31, 1938, she delivered a passionate speech entitled "Principles Versus Prejudices." She stated that education is the key to rising above prejudices.

"The more we know of man's doing and thinking throughout time and throughout the world's extent, the more we understand that beauty and goodness and truth are not the monopoly of any age nor of any group nor of any race."

The speech went on to be published in several national publications and established Manhattanville as a leader in higher education and human rights. When Dammann died suddenly in 1945, ''The New York Times'' obituary summarized her life's work with the headline, "Mother Dammann, College President: Head of Manhattanville Since 1930 Dies--Champion of Racial Equality." Manhattanville would continue its work in social action first through the National Federation of Catholic College Students and to this day with the Duchesne Center for Religion and Social Justice and the Connie Hogarth Center for Social Action. Mary Louise (Mamie) Jenkins, RSCJ was the first African American student to graduate from Manhattanville and June Mulvaney was the first African American student to major in Russian at Manhattanville.

Growth

As was the case for many colleges following World War II, neighboring

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(CCNY-part of the

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) struggled to accommodate the growing college student population on its campus. In 1946, the

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formed a special commission to investigate the resource needs of the city's public education institutions. Their recommendations would have particularly extensive ramifications for the future of the neighboring Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart. In February 1949, ''

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'' reported that City College was campaigning to acquire the Manhattanville campus to expand their facilities. The same month, CCNY distributed a pamphlet, entitled "No Other Place to Go: A City College Plea for Purchase of the Manhattanville Property". The

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agreed and deeded the campus to City College via the legal process of condemnation and eminent domain. In September 1949, the Manhattanville Board of Trustees purchased the

Estate, north of the city in suburban

. The next two years saw condemnation proceedings work through the

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system. Manhattanville was eventually given near $8.8 million ($8,808,620) for the Manhattan campus and buildings. A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the new campus near

, in

on May 3, 1951. The new campus with its buildings were renovated and other construction was completed in October 1952.

Manhattanville College (1966–present)

With additional facilities and space to grow, the student population increased from 400 women students in 1950 to 700 students by 1960. Over the course of the next decade, the student population doubled once again, reaching 1,400 students by 1970. Manhattanville was a microhistory of the societal transformation in the

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, higher education, and American society as a whole during the 1960s. In 1966, the college's board of trustees voted to amend the school charter and remove the words "of the Sacred Heart" from the official college name. This marked an important moment in the

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of the college. Between 1966 and 1970, the Manhattanville administration oversaw the gradual removal of Catholic symbols and traditions from the campus. Although the college had been operated by an independent board of trustees since its founding in 1841, it was strongly identified with the Church and these changes were difficult for the community. By 1969, the college's charter was expanded to include the admitting education of both women and men. The first coeducational freshman class entered Manhattanville in August 1971. In 1973, the student academic experience evolved due to an important campus study funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Interviews with the Manhattanville community led to the development of the Portfolio System, a personalized and guided self-assessment charting the development of each student. Today the ATLAS program continues this tradition. In 1965, the college introduced its first graduate program, a Masters of Arts in Teaching and in 1993, the first graduate programs in business were offered. The first doctoral program was introduced in 2010 with the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from the School of Education.In 2012, Manhattanville's Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Degree Program was formally approved.

Presidents

The institution has had 15 presidents, including two interim presidents, one of whom also served as acting president for a period of time: # Mary Moran,

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(1917–1918) #Ruth Burnett, RSCJ (1918–1924) # Charlotte Lewis, RSCJ (1924–1930) #

, RSCJ (1930–1945) #

Eleanor O'Byrne Mother Eleanor O'Byrne R.S.C.J. (September 12, 1896 October 4, 1987) was a civil rights activist and the fifth president of Manhattanville College. She was best known for her efforts to reform the American educational system in order to provide ...

, RSCJ (1945–1965) #Elizabeth McCormack (1965–1974) # Harold Delaney (1974–1975) #

Barbara Knowles Debs Barbara Knowles Debs, Ph.D. (born in 1931) is an American art historian who was the president of Manhattanville College from 1975 to 1985. She was the president of the New-York Historical Society from 1989 to 1992. She serves on the board of dire ...

(1975–1985) # Jane C. Maggin (acting interim) (1981–1982) # Marcia Savage (1985–1995) # Richard Berman (1995–2009) #

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(2009–2011) #

Jon Strauss Jon Calvert Strauss is an American academic administrator who has served as a college president at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Harvey Mudd College, Manhattanville College, acting president of Iona University and most recently as interim preside ...

(2011–2016) # Michael E. Geisler (2016–2022) # Louise Feroe (acting; interim) (Summer 2021; 2022-2023)

Current Campus

Reid Estate (1860–1949)

Manhattanville purchased its current 100-acre campus in 1949. The first owner of the parcel of land was

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who bought the estate in the 1860s and named its Ophir Farm after a silver mine in Nevada. The Holladay family built a mansion called Ophir Hall, family chapel, and several outbuildings. However, after several family deaths and financial difficulties, Ben Holladay left the estate in 1873. In 1888

and his wife Elisabeth Mills Reid purchased the property. Whitelaw was editor of ''

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'' and served various political positions including ambassador to France and England. Elisabeth was the daughter of

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, founder of The Bank of California. The Reids remodeled the existing Ophir Hall and outfitted it with the latest home luxuries, including electricity. However, shortly before completion, faulty wiring sparked a fire that destroyed the home on July 14, 1888. The Reids rebuilt under the direction of the famed architectural firm of

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. This home was designed in the style of a gothic castle and built onto the existing foundation. The Castle was completed in 1892. A three-story addition including the East Library and West Room was completed in 1912. Whitelaw Reid died while serving as the ambassador to England in 1912. Elizabeth Mills Reid died in 1931 and the contents of the house were auctioned in 1935. In 1947 the Reid family placed the estate for sale. Reid Castle was dedicated to Elisabeth Mills Reid on September 19, 1969. In 1974 the U.S. Department of the Interior placed the building on the National Register of Historic Places in recognition of its historical and architectural significance.

Purchase Campus (1952–present)

The new Manhattanville campus was completed in 1952 with six buildings: a renovated Reid Castle for use as an administration building, the library, the academic building, Brownson Hall; the music building Pius X Hall; Benziger Dining Hall, and Founders Dormitory. The increasing student population led to the addition of the Spellman Hall dormitory in 1957. The Kennedy Gymnasium, also completed in 1957, was made possible through a grant from the Lieutenant Joseph Kennedy Jr. Foundation. The

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dedicated the gymnasium in honor of their daughter, Kathleen, Marchioness of Hartington. The dedication for both the Kennedy Gymnasium and Spellman Hall were held October 27, 1957, and was presided over by

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. In attendance were

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‘11, Jean Kennedy Smith ‘49, and Ethel Skakel Kennedy ‘49. Edward M. Kennedy delivered the dedication speech. For the first decade in Purchase, the campus worship space was located in the West Room. The chapel was completed in 1963 and named in honor of President Eleanor O’Byrne, RSCJ. O’Byrne is the longest serving president with an administration lasting from 1945 to 1966. Dammann and Tenney Halls were the final residence buildings completed in 1966. In 1991 forty-eight faculty and staff housing units added a new dimension to the Manhattanville campus community. On September 26, 2006, the Manhattanville community dedicated the Ohnell Environmental Center. The center includes a classroom housed within a LEED-compliant, non-invasive structure designed by

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, architect of the

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. The project also included a restoration of the Holladay Stone Chapel, which features new stonework and a glass roof providing a unique reflective space on campus. In 2008 the Berman Center was completed. This building currently houses the Communication and Media Department, the Berger Art Gallery, the student-run radio station MVL; the school newspaper, Touchstone; a dance studio and a fitness center. The past several years have seen a variety of campus renovations including improvements to the library, dining facilities, gym, athletic fields, tennis courts and campus walkways. In 2012 the institution welcomed Heritage Hall, a permanent exhibition of the institution's history.

Academics

Manhattanville offers the

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, and

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degrees to undergraduate students and the

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, and

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degrees to graduate students. Undergraduates can choose from 45 majors and minors, while graduate students can explore 75 graduate degrees and advanced certificates. Students are also free to design special majors or engage in dual majors.

The Castle Scholars Honors Program

The Castle Scholars Honors Program at Manhattanville College seeks to challenge high-achieving students and encourages them to explore new areas of interest beyond the usual intellectual parameters during their entire undergraduate career. This selective program limits admission to the top ten percent of each incoming first-year class. Castle Scholars Honors Students benefit from rigorous, intellectually stimulating, interdisciplinary seminars, all of which are taught by full-time faculty. Castle Scholars can also apply for special funding to complete independent Honors research and creative projects, allowing them to design, implement, and achieve the ambitious goals they set for themselves. Castle Honors students also learn how to become effective leaders and give back to the Manhattanville community by organizing Human Rights Awareness Day each fall, and the Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Fair each spring.

Graduate programs

The old chapel at Manhattanville College

In addition to its 45 majors and minors of undergraduate study, Manhattanville College offers 75 graduate master's degrees and certificates and an

Ed.D. The Doctor of Education (Ed.D. or D.Ed.; Latin ''Educationis Doctor'' or ''Doctor Educationis'') is (depending on region and university) a research or professional doctoral degree that focuses on the field of education. It prepares the holder for a ...

in the School of Education. The college also offers Master's of Science degrees in Human Resource Management and Organizational Effectiveness, Business Leadership, Marketing Communication Management, International Management, Sport Business Management, and Finance, and a range of dual degree programs. The Institute for Managing Risk and the Women's Leadership Institute provide academic resources skills and events to serve the needs of individuals, organizations and businesses. Manhattanville's 36-credit

Master of Fine Arts A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.) is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts admini ...

in creative writing program is open to graduates of accredited colleges and universities who demonstrate a strong potential in writing and critical thinking. Students are admitted to the program primarily on the strength of the writing they submit as part of the application process.

School of Nursing and Health Sciences

In 2019 the school began exploring the possibility of opening a nursing school as the nearby

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had permanently closed. In fall 2020 in the midst of the

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, Manhattanville opened its nursing school. During its first year, in 2020, Manhattanville's School of Nursing and Health Sciences admitted more than 120 nursing students. In January 2021, the institution added a

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(FNP) program that welcomed its first students in the fall 2021. The school offers two degrees in nursing: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) for traditional 4-year and transfer students as well as a Bachelor of Science in Nursing for second-degree students who hold a bachelor's degree. In 2021, Manhattanville announced that it reached an agreement with Concordia College to acquire the school's

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Technology (Rad Tech) program and the Rad Tech students from Concordia transferred to Manhattanville to complete their degrees. The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Radiologic Technology is a 122-credit program accredited by the ''Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology'' (JRCERT) and registered with the

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(NYSED). In November 2021, the School of Nursing and Health Sciences received accreditation from the

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(CCNE) for its Bachelor of Science programs in Nursing. In addition, as of November 2021, the school has a 100 percent pass rate for the

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(NCLEX), meaning all recent graduates from the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Manhattanville who have taken the test have passed the national licensure exam.

Manhattanville Library Rare Book and Manuscripts Room

The Rare Book and Manuscripts Room preserves both manuscripts and printed materials from the Manhattanville College Library. The rare book collection consists of approximately 2,400 titles that span the history of the book in the United States and Europe. Subject fields represented include history, religion, literature, biography, and philosophy. The collection also includes other formats such as periodicals, Jewish pamphlets, government documents, maps, and manuscripts. Particularly noteworthy are five

incunabula In the history of printing, an incunable or incunabulum (plural incunables or incunabula, respectively), is a book, pamphlet, or broadside that was printed in the earliest stages of printing in Europe, up to the year 1500. Incunabula were pro ...

, and several bound manuscript volumes. The latter include individual collections of psalms and prayers intended as an aid to private devotion, known as the ''Books of Hours''. The most notable of these is the ''Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis, Cum Calendario''—also known as the ''Manhattanville Book of Hours''.

Pius X School of Liturgical Music

The Pius X School of Liturgical Music was opened in 1916 and closed in 1960. It was founded by Justine Ward, who had developed teaching methods for Gregorian chant emulating the techniques of the monks in Solesmes, and by Mother Georgia Stevens, RSCJ, a musician and nun. Faculty over the years included Ward, Achille Bragers and

André Mocquereau André Mocquereau (6 June 1849 – 18 January 1930) was a French monk at Solesmes Abbey, Gregorian musicologist, who had a great influence on the restoration of Gregorian chant thanks to his musical ability. His scientific studies resulted in the ...

. Thousands of music teachers studied at the school, including

Cecilia Clare Bocard Sister Cecilia Clare Bocard, S.P., (April 13, 1899 – February 15, 1994) was an American musician and composer of works for organ, piano, and chorus. Born Frances Ada Bocard in New Albany, Indiana, she began studying piano in first grade and or ...

and Thomas Mark Liotta. The school's namesake was

Pope Pius X Pope Pius X ( it, Pio X; born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto; 2 June 1835 – 20 August 1914) was head of the Catholic Church from 4 August 1903 to his death in August 1914. Pius X is known for vigorously opposing modernist interpretations of C ...

, a devotee of sacred music who initiated reform of the

liturgy Liturgy is the customary public ritual of worship performed by a religious group. ''Liturgy'' can also be used to refer specifically to public worship by Christians. As a religious phenomenon, liturgy represents a communal response to and partic ...

in the 20th century. In 1959,

Richard Rodgers Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American Musical composition, composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers was one of the most ...

attended a concert on the college's campus as part of research for

The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, '' The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. Se ...

. In 2010 a Gregorian Chant, held in Pius X Hall, as part of Inauguration festivities for a previous President, saw a packed auditorium of alumni, students, and faculty, continuing on the tradition of the Pius X School of Liturgical Music.

Student life

The institution has four residence halls: Founders Hall, Spellman Hall, and two twin buildings (Dammann Hall and Tenney Hall). Most of Spellman Hall is used for housing first-year students, while the remainder of Spellman Hall, and all of Founders Hall, Dammann Hall, and Tenney Hall are occupied by upper-class students. Founders Hall and Spellman Hall use regular-size rooms, while Dammann Hall and Tenney Hall use suites. All four halls, as well as the library and most main buildings, were designed by the architectural firm

Eggers & Higgins Eggers & Higgins was a New York architectural firm partnered by Otto Reinhold Eggers (August 4, 1882 – April 23, 1964) and Daniel Paul Higgins (September 12, 1886 – December 26, 1953). The architects were responsible for the construction phase ...

Athletics

Manhattanville is a member of NCAA Division III, competing primarily in the

Skyline Conference The Skyline Conference is a college athletic conference based in the New York City area that competes in the NCAA's Division III. The league was originally chartered on May 16, 1989, as a men's basketball conference and now sponsors 17 sports (ni ...

, the

United Collegiate Hockey Conference The United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) is a college athletic conference which operates in Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania in the eastern United States. It participates in NCAA Division III as a hockey-only conference. The conferen ...

(men's & women's hockey), and the NECC (Woman's Field Hockey). The department has added ten teams since 2007 and currently sponsors 22 varsity sports: men's and women's basketball, cross country, hockey, indoor track, lacrosse, outdoor track, and soccer; baseball, softball, men's and women's golf, field hockey, women's volleyball and men's and women's tennis. Manhattanville was a charter member of the Skyline Conference, but would eventually leave to join the before leaving to join the

MAC Freedom Conference The MAC Freedom, in full Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom, is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. It is one of the three conferences that operate under the umbrella of the Middle Atlantic Conferences; ...

in 2007. In May 2018, Manhattanville announced that they would leave the MAC and return to the

for the 2019–20 academic year.

Publications

The national literary magazine ''Graffiti'' is published at Manhattanville. In addition, MFA program at Manhattanville College publishes the

literary journal A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry, and essays, along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letters ...

, ''Inkwell''. The most recent issue was published in 2021.

Notable alumni

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– singer, actress, Theatre World Award winner and Tony Award nominee ''(

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)'' *

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– educator, politician, Chairperson of the Boston School Committee *

Ann Bermingham Ann Cathleen Bermingham (born May 1948) is an American art historian and educator. A specialist on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British art, Bermingham is Professor of Art History Emeritus at the University of California, Santa Barbara. ...

– professor emeritus of art history at the University of California, Santa Barbara *

, S.P. – musician and composer of works for organ, piano, and chorus *

Jamaal Bowman Jamaal Anthony Bowman (born April 1, 1976) is an American politician and educator serving as the U.S. representative for since 2021. The district covers much of the north Bronx, as well as the southern half of Westchester County, including Mou ...

– educator and congressman for New York's 16th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives *

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– actor, writer and stand-up comedian ''(

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)'' *

Sarah Brownson Sarah Mary Brownson (June 7, 1839, Chelsea, Massachusetts – October 30, 1876, Elizabeth, New Jersey) was an American writer. She was the daughter of Orestes A. Brownson and the wife of William J. Tenney, whom she married in 1873. She and Te ...

– writer, daughter of Orestes A. Brownson *

Meg Bussert Meg Bussert (born October 21, 1949) is an American actress, singer and a university professor. Early life Born in Chicago, Illinois,The Music Man ''The Music Man'' is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and ...

'', ''

Brigadoon ''Brigadoon'' is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, and music by Frederick Loewe. The song " Almost Like Being in Love", from the musical, has become a standard. It features two American tourists who stumble upon Brigadoon, a ...

'', ''

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'') *

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– politician, businesswoman, and former Governor of

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– president and CEO of the American Academy in Rome, 1988–2013 *

Sook Nyul Choi Sook Nyul Choi (born 1937) is a Korean American children's storybook author. Writing Choi's native language is Korean. Choi writes about her own experiences as a young refugee from North Korea during the Korean War through her heroines in h ...

– children's author *

Christine Choy Christine Choy (born 1952) is a Chinese-American filmmaker. She is known for codirecting '' Who Killed Vincent Chin?'', a 1988 film based on the murder of Vincent Jen Chin. Early life Choy was born in Shanghai, China as Chai Ming Huei to a ...

– documentary film maker (''

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'') *

Mary T. Clark Mary Twibill Clark (October 23, 1913 – September 1, 2014) was an American Roman Catholic nun, academic, and civil rights advocate. She was best known as a scholar of the history of philosophy, and was associated especially with Saint Augustine. ...

, RSCJ – academic, scholar of the history of philosophy and civil rights advocate *

Carlon Colker Carlon M. Colker (born June 21, 1965) is an American physician and celebrity doctor, whose practice specialties include internal medicine, integrative medicine, medical nutrition and applied nutritional science, sports medicine, human performance ...

, M.D. – physician and dietary supplement industry consultant *

James Badge Dale James Badge Dale (born May 1, 1978) is an American actor. He is known for playing Chase Edmunds in '' 24'', Robert Leckie in '' The Pacific'', State Trooper Barrigan in Martin Scorsese's ''The Departed'', Luke Lewenden in '' The Grey'', Eric Sa ...

– film and television actor ('' 24'', ''

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'') *

James de Givenchy James Claude Taffin de Givenchy (born August 27, 1963) is an American businessman and jewelry designer. He is the owner of the jewelry companTaffinwhich he founded in 1996. Early life Givenchy was born and raised in Beauvais, a suburb which is lo ...

– jewelry designer and owner of the jewelry company, Taffin *

Rosario Ferré Rosario Ferré Ramírez de Arellano (September 28, 1938 – February 18, 2016) was a Puerto Rican writer, poet, and essayist.

– writer, poet, essayist, professor at the

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* Anita Figueredo – surgeon and philanthropist *

Lindsay Barrett George Lindsay Barrett George (born June 12, 1952) is an American illustrator and author of children's books. George has achieved her greatest notoriety for her ''Long Pond'' and ''Who's Been Here?'' series of books. Her books focus on the themes of natu ...

– award-winning illustrator and author of children's books *

Katharine Gibbs Katharine Gibbs (also Catharine Ryan and Katherine Ryan) (1863–1934) was the founder of Gibbs College, which became a for-profit institution of higher education. Catharine Ryan was born in Galena, Illinois on January 10, 1863, and was the gra ...

– founder of

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, for-profit institution founded in 1911 *

Mindy Grossman Mindy Grossman (born September 8, 1957) is the former CEO of WW International (formerly Weight Watchers). The ''Financial Times'' listed her in the top 50 women in world business in 2010 and 2011, and she has been ranked among ''Forbes'' 100 mos ...

– CEO of HSN, Inc., ranked #22 in ''Fortune''s Top People in Business, 2014 *

Mary Hamilton (activist) Mary Lucille Hamilton (October 13, 1935 – November 11, 2002) was an African-American civil rights activist whose case before the U.S. Supreme Court, '' Hamilton v. Alabama'', decided that an African-American woman was entitled to the same court ...

–

Freedom Rider Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated Southern United States in 1961 and subsequent years to challenge the non-enforcement of the United States Supreme Court decisions ''Morgan v. Virginia' ...

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field secretary, appelant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, ''

Hamilton v. Alabama (1964) ''Hamilton v. Alabama'', 376 U.S. 650 (1964), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that an African-American woman, Mary Hamilton, was entitled to the same courteous forms of address customarily reserved solely for whites ...

'' *

Jane Briggs Hart Jane "Janey" Briggs Hart ( Briggs; October 21, 1921 – June 5, 2015) was an American aviator and in the 1960s, became one of the Mercury 13 women who qualified physically in the same tests as those used for male astronauts. She earned her first ...

– aviator * Marion S. Kellogg – first woman vice president of

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Rose Kennedy Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kennedy (July 22, 1890 – January 22, 1995) was an American philanthropist, socialite, and matriarch of the Kennedy family. She was deeply embedded in the " lace curtain" Irish American community in Boston. Her father ...

– mother of U.S. President

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Ethel Skakel Kennedy Ethel Kennedy (' Skakel; born April 11, 1928) is an American human rights advocate. She is the widow of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, a sister-in-law of President John F. Kennedy, and the sixth child of George Skakel and Ann Brannack. Shortly a ...

– widow of U.S. Senator

Robert F. Kennedy Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925June 6, 1968), also known by his initials RFK and by the nickname Bobby, was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 64th United States Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964, a ...

; founder of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center *

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– writer, musician, former wife of U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy *

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– CEO of the

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and former Director of the

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Mickey Lang Mickey Lang (born August 13, 1986) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He has also been a junior ice hockey head coach since retiring as a player. Undrafted out of Manhattanville College, on January 27, 2013, Lang was released ...

– professional ice hockey player for the

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Maria Elena Lagomasino Maria Elena Lagomasino is a businesswoman who has been an executive at such companies as Coca-Cola and JP Morgan Chase. In 2007, she was named Hispanic Business Woman of the Year by ''Hispanic Business magazine''. Biography Lagomasino received her ...

– CEO of Asset Management Advisors, an affiliate of

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; director of

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; former chairman and CEO of

JP Morgan JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an American multinational investment bank and financial services holding company headquartered in New York City and incorporated in Delaware. As of 2022, JPMorgan Chase is the largest bank in the United States, the wo ...

Private Bank; 2007 Hispanic Business Woman of the Year *

Sean Lavery Sean Lavery (1931–1999) was a Roman Catholic priest for the Missionary Society of St. Columban ("''The Columbans''") and a church music director. Lavery was born in Lurgan, County Armagh. Shortly after his ordination in 1954, Father Lavery mo ...

– composer; Director of Liturgical and Music Development at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in

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in the

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; Director of Sacred Music at

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, Ireland *

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– architectural artist, muralist and mosaicist; first woman to win the Fine Arts Medal of the

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* Daryl A. Mundis – senior trial attorney at

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for the

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trial *

Rosemary Murphy Rosemary Murphy (January 13, 1925 – July 5, 2014) was a German-American actress of stage, film, and television. She was nominated for three Tony Awards for her stage work, as well as two Emmy Awards for television work, winning once, for her ...

– film, stage, and television actress ''(

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, Walking Tall,

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)'' *

Josie Natori Josie Natori (born Josefina Almeda Cruz, May 9, 1947) is a Filipino-American fashion designer and the CEO and founder of The Natori Company. Natori served as a commissioner on the White House Conference on Small Business. In March 2007 she was a ...

– president of

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Olga Nolla Olga Nolla (September 18, 1938 – July 30, 2001)
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(UMET) *

Kitty Pilgrim Kathryn Pilgrim, known professionally as Kitty Pilgrim, has worked throughout her career as international journalist and author. She was a CNN anchor and correspondent for 25 years. She has been active in the world of foreign policy, covering ...

– Emmy, Peabody, and duPont award-winning

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News anchor and correspondent * Mary Perkins Ryan – Catholic writer and educator * Nancy Salisbury RSCJ – educator and academic *

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– composer *

Carol Sauvion Carol Sauvion (born July 29, 1947) is an American crafts scholar and patron, and the Executive Producer and Director of the PBS documentary series Craft in America. Sauvion received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art History and American Art in 19 ...

– executive producer and director, ''

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'', Peabody Award-winning, Emmy-nominated, PBS documentary series * Jane D. Schaberg – feminist biblical scholar; professor of Religious Studies and Women's Studies at the

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* Phyllis Shalant – children's fiction and non-fiction author *

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– founder and honorary chairman of the

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; executive president of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation *

Maria Shriver Maria Owings Shriver (born November 6, 1955) is an American journalist, author, a member of the Kennedy family, former First Lady of California, and the founder of the nonprofit organization The Women's Alzheimer's Movement. She was married to ...

– former first lady of California, noted journalist and activist *

Barbara Boggs Sigmund Barbara Boggs Sigmund (May 27, 1939 – October 10, 1990) was an American writer, Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician, and civic leader. She served as a Mercer County, New Jersey, Mercer County Freeholder and mayor of the Boro ...

– former mayor of

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– film and television actress (''

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'') *

Jean Kennedy Smith Jean Ann Kennedy Smith (February 20, 1928June 17, 2020) was an American diplomat, activist, humanitarian, and author who served as United States Ambassador to Ireland from 1993 to 1998. She was a member of the Kennedy family, the eighth of nine c ...

– diplomat and former U.S. Ambassador to

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Nan A. Talese Nan Talese (née Ahearn; born December 19, 1933) is a retired American editor, and a veteran of the New York publishing industry. Talese was the senior vice president of Doubleday. From 1990 to 2020, Talese was the publisher and editorial direct ...

– editor *

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– actress and singer (''

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'' and '' Hollywood Heights'') *

Carmen Marc Valvo Carmen Marc Valvo (born July 3, 1963) is an American designer who specializes in evening wear and high-end cocktail dresses for a line of the same name, founded in 1989. He also has an eyewear collection, a lingerie collection, a swimsuit line ...

– designer *

Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt (born Maria Mercedes Morgan; 23 August 1904 13 February 1965) was an American socialite best known as the mother of fashion designer and artist Gloria Vanderbilt and maternal grandmother of television journalist Anders ...

– socialite, grandmother to

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* Barbara Farrell Vucanovich – U.S. House of Representatives, Nevada 2nd District *

Patricia Nell Warren Patricia Nell Warren (June 15, 1936 – February 9, 2019), also known by her pen name Patricia Kilina, was an American novelist, poet, editor and journalist. Her second novel, '' The Front Runner'' (1974), was the first work of contemporary gay f ...

– novelist ('' The Front Runner''), essayist, lesbian and gay rights activist *

Kathleen Wilber Kathleen H. Wilber (born 1948) is a professor of gerontology and policy planning and development at the University of Southern California. At the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, she holds the title of Mary Pickford Foundation Professor ...

– professor of gerontology,

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