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Ceased operations
  
1984

Phone
  
+1 504-865-7761

St. Mary's Dominican College

Address
  
7300 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA

Similar
  
Loyola University New Orle, University of Holy Cross, H Sophie Newcomb Memorial, Notre Dame Seminary, Cameron College

St. Mary's Dominican College was a liberal arts college for women in New Orleans, in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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History

The college was founded by the Dominican Sisters congregation of St. Mary as St. Mary's Academy. The high school section separated to become St. Mary's Dominican High School.

St. Mary's Dominican College was chartered in 1910 and operated until 1984, when it was disbanded. Its grounds were sold to Loyola University, and became Loyola's Broadway campus.

Notable alumnae

  • Arthel Neville – journalist, television personality, and news anchor
  • Helen Prejean, CSJ – Roman Catholic nun and leading American anti-death penalty activist
  • Notable faculty

  • Angela Gregory – sculptor and art professor, was sculptor-in-residence at the college for some time
  • John Kennedy Toole – novelist, best known for A Confederacy of Dunces, briefly taught English at the school
  • References

    St. Mary's Dominican College Wikipedia


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