Hollins University

Hollins University
Former names
Valley Union Seminary (1842–1852)

Roanoke Female Seminary (1852–1855)
Hollins Institute (1855–1911)

Hollins College (1911–1998)
MottoLatin: Levavi Oculos[1]
Motto in English
Lift thine eyes
TypePrivate university
Established1842; 182 years ago (1842)
Endowment$174.6 million (2020)[2]
PresidentMary Dana Hinton
Academic staff
84 full time, 43 part time
Students803[3]
Undergraduates691
Postgraduates112
Location
Roanoke
,
Virginia
,
United States
ColorsGreen and gold    
MascotNone
Websitewww.hollins.edu
Hollins College Quadrangle
Hollins University is located in Virginia
Hollins University
Hollins University is located in the United States
Hollins University
LocationHollins College Campus, Hollins, Virginia
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1856 (1856)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Greek Revival, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.74002145[4]
VLR No.080-0055
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 5, 1974
Designated VLRMay 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.

  1. ^ W:\Docs\GVCalendar\gvtemplate.htm Archived September 3, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
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  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  6. ^ The New York Times, obituary, September 22, 2008.