Former names | Valley Union Seminary (1842–1852) Roanoke Female Seminary (1852–1855) |
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Motto | Latin: Levavi Oculos[1] |
Motto in English | Lift thine eyes |
Type | Private university |
Established | 1842 |
Endowment | $174.6 million (2020)[2] |
President | Mary Dana Hinton |
Academic staff | 84 full time, 43 part time |
Students | 803[3] |
Undergraduates | 691 |
Postgraduates | 112 |
Location | , Virginia , United States |
Colors | Green and gold |
Mascot | None |
Website | www |
Hollins College Quadrangle | |
Location | Hollins College Campus, Hollins, Virginia |
Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
Built | 1856 |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Greek Revival, Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 74002145[4] |
VLR No. | 080-0055 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 5, 1974 |
Designated VLR | May 21, 1974[5] |
Hollins University is a private university in Hollins, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1842 as Valley Union Seminary in the historical settlement of Botetourt Springs, it is one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women in the US.
Hollins enrolls about 800 undergraduate and graduate students. As Virginia's first chartered women's college, undergraduate programs are female-only. Men are admitted to the graduate-level programs.
Hollins is known for its undergraduate and graduate writing programs, whose alumni include Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard, former U.S. poet laureate Natasha Trethewey, and poet Henry S. Taylor. Other prominent alumnae include sportswriter Mary Garber,[6] 2006 Man Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai, physicist Mary K. Gaillard, Goodnight Moon author Margaret Wise Brown, author Lee Smith, photographer Sally Mann, and Ellen Malcolm, founder of EMILY's List.