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2018-02-26T03:03:43Z

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Fellow:Emmely Tot Mairena

2018-02-26T02:55:00Z

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Emmely Tot Mairena (she/her) is persuaing her education at Mills College. She is double majoring in Ethnic Studies and Politics, Economics, Policy and Legal Studies (PEPL) with an emphasis in legal studies. Originally from Los Angeles in California, Emmely resides in Oakland,CA where she attends school. Currently, she holds many leaderships positions on campus including Student Government President for the Associated Students of Mills College, as well as co-president of the Central American Student Alliance. In her spare time, she works with high schol youth in Upward Bound. Emmely hopes to work in higher education while still continuing her work of making education accessible for everyone. 

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2018-02-16T04:57:48Z

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=== WIKI PAGE
Overview of Mills College

Mills College is a liberal arts and sciences college located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mills was founded as the Young Ladies Seminary in 1852 in Benicia, California. The school was relocated to Oakland, California, in 1871, and became the first women's college west of the Rockies. Currently, Mills is an undergraduate women's college with graduate programs for women and men. The college offers more than 60 undergraduate majors and minors and over 25 graduate degrees, certificates, and credentials.[4][5] The college is also home to the Mills College School of Education and the Lorry I. Lokey Graduate School of Business & Public Policy. In 2015, U.S. News & World Report ranked Mills sixth overall among colleges and universities in the Western U.S. (regional universities) and one of the top colleges and universities in the Western U.S. in "Great Schools, Great Prices," which evaluated the quality of institutions' academics against the cost of attendance.[6] The Princeton Review ranks Mills as one of the Best 380 Colleges and one of the top "green" colleges in the U.S.[7] Washington Monthly ranks Mills as one of the top 10 master's universities in the U.S.
 
UIF at Mills

In the Spring 2018, 4 Mills undergraduate students had the p

Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Mills

Faculty Innovation

Technology at Mills

University-industry collaboration

Regional and local economic development efforts
 
Projects

Food Pantry

Strategy- 2 year Plan

Undocumented Resource Center

Research at Mills
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=== WIKI PAGE
Overview of Mills College

Mills College is a liberal arts and sciences college located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mills was founded as the Young Ladies Seminary in 1852 in Benicia, California. The school was relocated to Oakland, California, in 1871, and became the first women's college west of the Rockies. Currently, Mills is an undergraduate women's college with graduate programs for women and men. The college offers more than 60 undergraduate majors and minors and over 25 graduate degrees, certificates, and credentials.[4][5] The college is also home to the Mills College School of Education and the Lorry I. Lokey Graduate School of Business & Public Policy. In 2015, U.S. News & World Report ranked Mills sixth overall among colleges and universities in the Western U.S. (regional universities) and one of the top colleges and universities in the Western U.S. in "Great Schools, Great Prices," which evaluated the quality of institutions' academics against the cost of attendance.[6] The Princeton Review ranks Mills as one of the Best 380 Colleges and one of the top "green" colleges in the U.S.[7] Washington Monthly ranks Mills as one of the top 10 master's universities in the U.S.
 
UIF at Mills

In the Spring 2018, 4 Mills undergraduate students had the p

Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Mills

Faculty Innovation

Technology at Mills

University-industry collaboration

Regional and local economic development efforts
 
Projects

Food Pantry

Strategy- 2 year Plan

Undocumented Resource Center

Research at Mills
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2018-02-16T04:57:17Z

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2018-02-16T00:29:20Z

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2018-02-16T00:28:27Z

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School:Mills College

2018-02-12T06:01:41Z

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'''Mills College''' is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_arts_colleges_in_the_United_States liberal arts] and sciences college located in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area San Francisco Bay Area]. Mills was founded as the Young Ladies Seminary in 1852 in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benicia Benicia], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California California]. The school was relocated to Oakland, California, in 1871, and became the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_women%27s_colleges_in_the_United_States#First_and_oldest first women's college] west of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountains Rockies]. Currently, Mills is an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undergraduate_education undergraduate] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_colleges_in_the_United_States women's college] with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduate_school graduate programs] for women and men. The college offers more than 60 undergraduate majors and minors and over 25 graduate degrees, certificates, and credentials.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mills_College#cite_note-4 [4]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mills_College#cite_note-5 [5]] The college is also home to the Mills College School of Education and the Lorry I. Lokey Graduate School of Business & Public Policy.

In 2015, ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._News_%26_World_Report U.S. News & World Report]'' ranked Mills sixth overall among colleges and universities in the Western U.S. (regional universities) and one of the top colleges and universities in the Western U.S. in "Great Schools, Great Prices," which evaluated the quality of institutions' academics against the cost of attendance.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mills_College#cite_note-US_News-6 [6]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princeton_Review The Princeton Review] ranks Mills as one of the ''Best 380 Colleges''and one of the top [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmentally_friendly "green"] colleges in the U.S.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mills_College#cite_note-The_Best_380_Colleges_-_2016-7 [7]] ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Monthly Washington Monthly]'' ranks Mills as one of the top 10 master's universities in the U.S.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mills_College#cite_note-washingtonmonthly.com-8 [8]]

History

Mills College was initially founded as the Young Ladies Seminary in the city of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benicia,_California Benicia] in 1852 under the leadership of Mary Atkins, a graduate of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberlin_College Oberlin College]. In 1865, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Tolman_Mills Susan Tolman Mills], a graduate of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Holyoke_College Mount Holyoke College] (then Mount Holyoke Female Seminary), and her husband, Cyrus Mills, bought the Young Ladies Seminary renaming it Mills Seminary. In 1871, the school was moved to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland,_California Oakland, California], and the school was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_corporation incorporated] in 1877. The school became Mills College in 1885. In 1890, after serving for decades as principal (under two presidents as well), Susan Mills became the president of the college and held the position for 19 years.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mills_College#cite_note-9 [9]] Beginning in 1906 the seminary classes were progressively eliminated. In 1921, Mills granted its first [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master%27s_degree master's degrees].

On May 3, 1990, the Trustees announced that they had voted to admit male undergraduate students to Mills.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mills_College#cite_note-10 [10]] This decision led to a two-week student and staff [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_action strike], accompanied by numerous displays of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonviolence non-violent] protests by the students.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mills_College#cite_note-11 [11]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mills_College#cite_note-12 [12]] At one point, nearly 300 students blockaded the administrative offices and boycotted classes.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mills_College#cite_note-13 [13]] On May 18, the Trustees met again to reconsider the decision, leading finally to a reversal of the vote.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mills_College#cite_note-14 [14]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mills_College#cite_note-15 [15]]

In 2014, Mills became the first single-sex college in the U.S. to adopt a policy explicitly welcoming transgender students.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mills_College#cite_note-advocate.com-16 [16]] The policy states that applicants not assigned to the female sex at birth but who self-identify as women are welcome, as are applicants who identify as neither male nor female if they were assigned to the female sex at birth.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mills_College#cite_note-advocate.com-16 [16]] It also states that students assigned to the female sex at birth who have legally become male prior to applying are not eligible unless they apply to the graduate program, which is coeducational, although female students who become male after enrolling may stay and graduate.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mills_College#cite_note-advocate.com-16 [16]]