![]() Mount Vernon expanded its academic offerings and developed new majors in areas such as government and politics, international relations and fine arts, while phasing out vocational programs such as home economics and secretarial studies. The school remained at this location for the duration of its operation and many of the buildings that are part of current campus operations were originally built for Mount Vernon.ĭuring the social changes of the 1960’s, Mount Vernon recognized a need to adapt to the changes in higher education for women. Mount Vernon changed locations several times to accommodate the new students and in 1944, Mount Vernon purchased property on Foxhall Road, the site of the current GW Mount Vernon Campus. The school maintained a strong academic reputation which led to a growing student body. After many years of growth and success, the program was expanded to include a junior college and was renamed Mount Vernon Seminary and College. It soon earned an esteemed reputation for rigorous academic and refined social education and attracted the daughters of prominent families from both Washington, D.C. to offer secondary education to women at the time. ![]() As her tutoring operation expanded, she opened the Mount Vernon Seminary, the only institution in Washington, D.C. Somers began tutoring the daughters of prominent Washingtonians. Somers, who played an important role in promoting women's education. Mount Vernon Seminary and College were started by Elizabeth J. ![]() ![]() The campus was formerly the home of the Mount Vernon Seminary and College, a private women’s high school and college. The annual Women’s Leadership Conference takes place at the Mount Vernon Campus of the George Washington University (GW). ![]()
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