St. Mary's Dominican College
St. Mary's Dominican College was a liberal arts college for women in New Orleans, in the U.S. state of Louisiana.
Main gateway of St. Mary's Dominican College on St. Charles Avenue, about 1980
History
The college was founded by the Dominican Sisters congregation of St. Mary as St. Mary's Academy. The high school section separated to become St. Mary's Dominican High School.[1]
St. Mary's Dominican College was chartered in 1910 and operated until 1984, when it was disbanded. Its grounds were sold to Loyola University, and became Loyola's Broadway campus.[2]
Notable alumnae
- Arthel Neville – journalist, television personality, and news anchor
- Helen Prejean, CSJ – Roman Catholic nun and leading American anti-death penalty activist
Notable faculty
- Angela Gregory – sculptor and art professor, was sculptor-in-residence at the college for some time
- John Kennedy Toole – novelist, best known for A Confederacy of Dunces, briefly taught English at the school
Notes
- Dominican Congregation of St. Mary Last retrieved February 12, 2007
- Blake Ponchartrain, Gambit Weekly, January 29, 2002. Last retrieved February 12, 2007.
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