Private college in Manhattan, New York City
Marymount Manhattan College is a
private college on the
Upper East Side of
New York City . As of 2020, enrollment consisted of 1,571 undergraduate students with women making up 80.1% and men 19.9% of student enrollment.
[3] The college was founded in 1936.
History
Marymount Manhattan College
55th Street entrance
Marymount Manhattan College was founded in 1936 by the
Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary as a two-year women's college and a New York City extension of
Marymount College, Tarrytown in
Tarrytown, New York . In 1948, the college moved to its present location on East 71st Street and became a four-year bachelor's degree-granting college; the first class graduated from MMC in 1950. In 1961, MMC was granted an absolute charter as an independent four-year college by the Regents of the
University of the State of New York .
[4]
Since 1961, Marymount Manhattan has been an independent, private college open to all creeds, while noting its foundation by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary. While the college no longer described itself as Catholic, the Catholic Church continued to list it in the Catholic Directory until 2005. Unaware that the college did not claim to be a Catholic school, the
Cardinal Newman Society protested the college's announcement of its decision to invite then-Senator
Hillary Clinton to deliver a
commencement address and to confer an honorary doctoral degree upon her,
[5] due to Senator Clinton's longtime public support for
abortion rights .
[5] In response to the protests and without objection by the college, it was de-listed from "The Official Catholic Directory," which identifies Catholic institutions.
In 1976,
Finch College , a women's college best known as a "
finishing school " for affluent young women, closed and passed its
records over to the school. The school was most famous for educating
Tricia Nixon Cox , daughter of former US President
Richard Nixon .
In 1990, Regina Peruggi became the first lay president.
[6] In 2003, the college's mezzanine was renamed in her honor. Peruggi was married to
Rudy Giuliani from 1968 to 1982.
In 2001, the college opened the 55th Street Residence Hall, one of the tallest dorms in the United States,
[7] with 32 floors of student housing in a 46-story building. In 2015, Marymount Manhattan opened a second residence hall for upperclassmen located in Cooper Square, a 12-story building to house 270 students
[8]
In 2017, just under 2,000 students were enrolled representing 48 U.S. states and 36 countries. In conjunction with its core liberal arts curriculum, Marymount Manhattan offers 30 major programs of study and over 40 minors along with pre-professional programs.
[9] It is accredited by the
Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools . The college offers a degree program for incarcerated women at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, granting an Associates of Arts degree in social science and Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology.
[10]
In 2013, the school was featured in the industry publication
Backstage as one of the top colleges in which
Broadway and
Tony Award -nominated actors have trained, alongside
Carnegie Mellon University ,
Oberlin Conservatory ,
University of Michigan ,
Ithaca College ,
NYU 's
Tisch School of the Arts , and the
University of North Carolina School of the Arts .
[11]
In July 2015, Kerry Walk was unanimously selected by the Trustees of Marymount Manhattan College as the school's eighth president.
[12]
Notable alumni
Alumni include prominent actors, musicians, attorneys, writers, journalists, royalty, the first female nominee for
Vice President of the United States from a major party, and recipients of the
Olympic Gold Medal ,
Tony Award ,
Emmy Award , and
Grammy Award .
Emin Agalarov ,
[13]
Azerbaijani -
Russian pop star, businessman, and son of
Aras Agalarov
Annaleigh Ashford ,
[14] actress, singer, and dancer
Candace Bailey ,
[15] actress and presenter
Maddie Baillio ,
[16] actress and singer
Melissa Benoist ,
[17]
[18] actress and singer
Lana Cantrell ,
[19] singer and entertainment lawyer
Marie Corridon , competition swimmer and Olympic champion
[20]
Laverne Cox ,
[21] actress
Alexandra Daddario ,
[22] actress
Desmond Devenish ,
[23] filmmaker and actor
Geraldine Ferraro ,
[24] United States vice-presidential candidate (1984)
Joan Fitz-Gerald ,
[25] former president of the
Colorado Senate
Travis Flores ,
[26] American activist, philanthropist, motivational speaker, actor and children's book author
Ita Ford ,
[27] Maryknoll Sister
martyred in El Salvador in 1980
Tali Golergant ,
[28] Luxembourgish singer and contestant in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2024
Marianne Githens ,
[29] political scientist, feminist, and author
Spencer Grammer ,
[30] actress
Katharine Sweeney Hayden ,
[31] U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey
Missy Hyatt , professional wrestling valet, commentator, model, and professional wrestler
Mimi Imfurst ,
[32] drag queen, actor, singer
Moira Kelly ,
[33] actress
Mina Liccione ,
[34] performing artist
Kelly-Anne Lyons ,
[35] actress
Princess Marie of Denmark ,
[36] wife of
Prince Joachim of Denmark , second son of
Margrethe II of Denmark
Sallie Manzanet-Daniels ,
[37] Associate Justice of the
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department
Cindy Meehl ,
[38] documentary filmmaker
Bunny Michael ,
[39] visual artist, musician, and rapper
Julianne Michelle , actress
Erik Palladino ,
[40] actor
Manny Pérez ,
[41] film and theatre actor
Andrew Rannells ,
[42] actor and singer
Melissa Rauch ,
[43] comedian, writer, and actress
Emmy Raver-Lampman ,
[44] actor
Regina Richards ,
[45] singer
Rose Ann Scamardella ,
[46] former television news anchor
Paige Spara ,
[47] actress
Tika Sumpter ,
[48] actress
Jenna Ushkowitz ,
[49] actress
Adrienne Warren ,
[50] actress and singer
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