coeducation
noun
co·ed·u·ca·tion
(ˌ)kō-ˌe-jə-ˈkā-shən 
: the education of both male and female students at the same institution
coeducationally
adverb
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In December of ’69, Yale invited some Vassar girls to come to New Haven for a week and go to classes to experiment with coeducation.
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Jane Smiley
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
In 1890, moves toward coeducation stoked debates around girls and boys being taught the same curriculum.
—Kristen Barber, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2023
The group was made up of disgruntled former Princetonians who criticized various changes on campus, including coeducation and the university’s efforts to recruit minorities and public-school graduates.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2022
The announcement comes as Dartmouth is marking the 50th anniversary of coeducation on its New Hampshire campus.
—Washington Post, 21 July 2022
Michele Russo, parent of a rising senior and a rising sophomore at Mount Carmel, strongly opposes not only the possibility of coeducation at Mount Carmel, but the way the decision is being made.
—Kinsey Crowley, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2022
Over time, those schools and others introduced coeducation and recruited Black students and other underrepresented minorities, as well as international students.
—Angel B. Pérez, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
Princeton began coeducation starting in the fall of 1969, according to Princeton Alumni Weekly.
—Jessica Hill, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2020
Only four girls had been elected student body president since the advent of coeducation in 1973.
—Richard McGill Murphy, Town & Country, 7 July 2015
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Jane Smiley
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
In 1890, moves toward coeducation stoked debates around girls and boys being taught the same curriculum.
—Kristen Barber, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2023
The group was made up of disgruntled former Princetonians who criticized various changes on campus, including coeducation and the university’s efforts to recruit minorities and public-school graduates.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2022
The announcement comes as Dartmouth is marking the 50th anniversary of coeducation on its New Hampshire campus.
—Washington Post, 21 July 2022
Michele Russo, parent of a rising senior and a rising sophomore at Mount Carmel, strongly opposes not only the possibility of coeducation at Mount Carmel, but the way the decision is being made.
—Kinsey Crowley, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2022
Over time, those schools and others introduced coeducation and recruited Black students and other underrepresented minorities, as well as international students.
—Angel B. Pérez, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
Princeton began coeducation starting in the fall of 1969, according to Princeton Alumni Weekly.
—Jessica Hill, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2020
Only four girls had been elected student body president since the advent of coeducation in 1973.
—Richard McGill Murphy, Town & Country, 7 July 2015
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“Coeducation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coeducation. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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