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51-574: Henry Phipps Ross and his wife, Sarah Juliette Ross were Americans who visited St. Andrews in 1902 for a picnic and bought a house and estate in nearby Chamcook which they called Rossmont. Primarily used as a summer house, they spent several months of every year at Rossmont until 1945. The Rosses were serious collectors and acquired numerous pieces of early 19th century New Brunswick furniture made by such cabinetmakers as Thomas Nisbet, Alexander Lawrence, Robert Chillas, John and Jonas Howe, Albert Lordly and Alban Emery. Adventurous travellers, they took one of

102-452: A collection of over 240,000 volumes and other media, with special emphasis on literature, history, women's studies, art and music. It also offers access to more than 60 online databases including: Academic Search, LexisNexis, PsycINFO, Sociological Abstracts, MEDLINE, ERIC, MLA Bibliography, Contemporary Women's Issues, Britannica Online, Biography Resource Center, and Science Direct, and many more. The library includes 280 study and workstations,

153-595: A few days of each other. In their wills they provided for many friends and staff, and when those bequests ran their course the second part of the will came into effect. This resulted in the Ross Memorial Museum being opened in 1980, the Ross Memorial Library being built behind the museum, and the Ross Memorial Wing being built on the hospital in nearby St. Stephen. Interpretation of the collection and

204-552: A leaf from a Gutenberg Bible and a Florentine edition of Dante's La divina commedia . It is also home to the Mills Center for the Book, a forum for cultural, literary, and aesthetic heritage of the book. In October 2020 the college sold its copy of Shakespeare's First Folio from 1623 for $ 9.9 million to make up for revenue shortfalls. Mills is also home to the Center for the Book which

255-610: A listening-viewing room with fully equipped audio-visual stations, and a seminar room. Open 88.5 hours a week, the library's online catalog, MINERVA, is accessible throughout the library and via the internet. The Special Collections is housed within the library in the Heller Rare Book Room and includes printed books from the 15th century to the present, as well as the Mills College Collection. Containing 12,000 volumes and 10,000 manuscripts, Special Collections features

306-401: A regularly hanging series of exhibitions that are designed to provoke, inspire, and even amuse. Mills students have an opportunity to get involved in every aspect of the museum's work, including archival research, editing, photography, design, and installations. Undergraduates train to become curators, putting together exhibitions with art from the collection. Every year art students also take on

357-455: A two-week student and staff strike , accompanied by numerous displays of non-violent protests by the students. At one point, nearly 300 students blockaded the administrative offices and boycotted classes. On May 18, the Trustees met again to reconsider the decision, leading to a reversal of the vote to go co-ed on the undergraduate level. In 2014, Mills became the first single-sex college in

408-595: A wide variety of classroom, laboratory, and research space equipped with up-to-date instrumentation, special outdoor teaching courtyards, and is located adjacent to the William Joseph McInnes Botanic Garden for hands-on research and study. In 1904, Mills president Susan Mills became interested in architect Julia Morgan because she wished to further the career of a female architect, and because Morgan, just beginning her career, charged less than her male counterparts. Morgan designed six buildings for

459-456: A wood engraving studio. Mary began exploring portrait painting, and friends encouraged her to seriously take up painting full-time. An impressionist, she is probably best known for her portrait paintings with a mother-and-child theme. One of her highly praised paintings, "The Sleeping Child" was eventually acquired by the Legion of Honor. Another child subject, "The Young Mother" won a silver medal at

510-1053: Is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education . Northeastern University in Oakland is approved to operate by the State of California. Notable Mills faculty have included modernist composer Darius Milhaud ; experimental and electronic music composer and performer Pauline Oliveros ; contemporary artist Hung Liu ; postmodern dance pioneer Anna Halprin ; award-winning scholar, filmmaker and activist Susan Stryker ; book artist Julie Chen ; visual artist and author Ajuan Mance ; choreographer and performer Molissa Fenley ; experimental musicians/composers/performers Maggi Payne , Chris Brown , Fred Frith , Roscoe Mitchell and James Fei ; young adult author Kathryn Reiss ; poet and editor Juliana Spahr ; computer scientist Ellen Spertus ; and artist/photographer Catherine Wagner . For 2021, U.S. News & World Report ranked Mills in

561-541: Is "a long, four-story building with a high central observatory. The mansarded structure, which provided homes for faculty and students as well as classrooms and dining halls, long was considered the most beautiful educational building in the state". Mills Hall is a California Historical Landmark and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places . Completed in 2007, the Natural Sciences Building

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612-434: Is 16 students, with a student:faculty ratio of 11:1. The average class size at Mills is small, with 76% of Mills classes having 20 students or less. Fifty-six percent of the undergraduate students self-identify as students of color or multi-racial. Sixteen percent of the undergraduate population are "Resumer" students who are 23 years or older and returning to college. Over half of Mills Undergraduates live on-campus in any of

663-478: Is a composer, performer, interdisciplinary artist, and recording engineer. Brown is an instrument builder, a pianist, and a composer. The music program at Mills is noted for being at the forefront of experimental music study and composition. Well-known composer Luciano Berio was on the music faculty of Mills in 1962–1964, and in 1966 Pauline Oliveros became the first director of the Tape Music Center (later

714-401: Is accessible to Mills students, faculty, staff, and immediate family free of charge, and is available to the public for use for a minimal fee. Hosted pool activities include lap swimming, water aerobics, and swim lessons. Meyer Tennis Center at Mills features six lighted courts and is used for recreation, rental events, and competitions. The tennis courts are available to key-holding members of

765-569: Is home to a collection of more than 8,000 works of art—the largest permanent collection of any liberal arts college on the West Coast. The collection includes old masters and modern American and European prints and drawings; Asian textiles; Japanese, Ancient American, and modern ceramics; and California regionalist paintings. Works from the permanent collection—including pieces by Pablo Picasso , Diego Rivera , Winslow Homer , Rembrandt van Rijn , Henri Matisse , and Auguste Renoir —are displayed with

816-578: Is part of Northeastern University 's global university system. Mills College was founded as the Young Ladies Seminary in 1852 in Benicia , California ; it was relocated to Oakland in 1871 and became the second women's college west of the Rockies . In 2022, it merged with Northeastern University. Mills College was initially founded as the Young Ladies Seminary in the city of Benicia in 1852 under

867-530: Is well-used by Mills students, faculty, staff, alumnae, and members of the local community. The field is available for rental to the public. The 135-acre (0.55 km ) Mills College campus is located in the foothills of Oakland, California, on the eastern shore of the San Francisco Bay. The San Francisco Tape Music Center moved to Mills Campus in 1966, became the Mills Tape Music Center, and

918-745: The Campanil , the campus newspaper; the Crest , the Mills College yearbook; and the Mills Academic Research Journal (MARJ). Additional Mills publications include The Walrus Literary Journal , the Womanist, A Women of Color Journal , and the 580 Split journal of arts and letters. Prior to the 2022 merger, the school's athletic teams competed as the Mills College Cyclones. Mills was a member of

969-566: The NCAA Division III ranks, primarily competing in the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference (C2C). Mills fielded six intercollegiate women's varsity sports teams: cross country, rowing, soccer, swimming, tennis and volleyball. All varsity sports at Mills College at Northeastern are currently on hold in light of the new merger. The Trefethen Aquatic Center features a large outdoor swimming pool and hot tub with lockers available for use. Trefethen

1020-559: The Panama–Pacific International Exposition (1915). Her other portrait work included that of David Starr Jordan (first president of Stanford University ), Susan Tolman (Mrs. Cyrus) Mills, (co-founder of Mills College ) and University of California language professor F. V. Paget. Richardson was a member of the Worcester Group in the 1890s, which met regularly for informal discussions and to socialize under

1071-660: The 2018–2019 academic year was $ 28,765 (reduced from $ 44,765); room and board costs were $ 13,448. Students are still able to receive merit scholarships and need-based financial aid in addition to the tuition reduction. In March 2021, one year into the COVID-19 pandemic , Mills announced plans to no longer be an independent, degree-granting college but rather a research institute known as the Mills Institute. Following this announcement, multiple higher education institutions reached out to Mills to explore merger options. In June 2021,

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1122-497: The 650 best schools in the United States out of a possible 4,300 degree-granting postsecondary institutions. Forbes ranked Mills as follows: For the 2018–19 academic year, Mills student body included 1,255 students, with 766 undergraduate women and 489 graduate students of all genders. Forty-one states are represented in the student body, and international students from 15 countries attend the college. The average class size at Mills

1173-517: The Associated Students of Mills College (ASMC), an executive board of elected and appointed positions. Under the governance of a student-drafted Constitution, the board manages and disburses an annual budget that supports more than 50 student organizations, student publications, campus-wide events, and various student initiatives. ASMC is the voice of the student body to the college administration. Mills' undergraduate student publications include

1224-417: The Center for Contemporary Music), where she composed her electronic works "Alien Bog" and "Beautiful Soop". Morton Subotnick , later a member of the faculty, received his master's degree from Mills, studying composition with Leon Kirchner and Darius Milhaud . Laurie Anderson , Dave Brubeck , Joanna Newsom , Phil Lesh , Noah Georgeson , Holly Herndon , and Steve Reich attended the program, as well as

1275-569: The Mills campus, including El Campanil, believed to be the first freestanding bell tower on a United States college campus. El Campanil consists of 72 feet of reinforced concrete in a Spanish Mission-style and resides in front of Seminary Hall. The bell tower has a low pitched red tile roof and seven arched openings for the ten bells. The nails and lock of the large wooden door to El Campanil come from an old Spanish church in Mexico. Morgan's reputation grew when

1326-409: The Mills community and key-holding public visitors and facility renters. Mills students, faculty, staff and alumnae have access to a fitness center housed inside of Haas Pavilion. Haas Gymnasium, also housed within the pavilion, is available for rental and also is available for general recreational use by Mills students, employees, and alumnae. Hellman Soccer Field and the surrounding running track

1377-619: The Montreal artist who had a studio in St. Andrews, was a close friend and many of his paintings are in the collection. In 1938, the Rosses purchased Chestnut Hall in the centre of St. Andrews. They never lived in the substantial brick Georgian house built by the Hon. Harris Hatch in 1824 but bought it with the sole intention of it becoming a museum of their collection. In 1945, Juliette and Henry Ross both died within

1428-472: The U.S. to adopt an admission policy explicitly welcoming transgender students. The policy stated that undergraduate students who were not assigned to the female sex at birth , but who self-identified as women, were welcome to apply for admission. Undergraduates who were assigned to the female sex at birth, but identified as transgender or gender fluid , also were welcome to apply for admission. The policy further clarified that undergraduate students assigned to

1479-740: The art equipment including: the Scheffler Bio-Imaging Center which contains a transilluminating fluorescence microscope with digital camera and imaging software, walk-in warm and cold rooms, and a marine culture system. The building's instrumentation includes: an atomic absorption spectrophotometer, a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, a Fourier transform nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometers, an electrochemistry apparatus, high-performance liquid chromatographs, gas-liquid chromatographs, and standard low-speed and high-speed ultracentrifuges as well as numerous smaller instruments The science facility offers

1530-451: The college announced a plan to merge with Boston-based Northeastern University and become an all-gender regional campus as part of Northeastern's global university system. Multiple lawsuits opposing the merger were filed by parties including two Mills College trustees and a substantial number of current Mills students. The merger between Mills and Northeastern was finalized in June 2022, and

1581-463: The college. In 2017, Mills declared a financial emergency, citing declining student enrollment and revenues, and laid off some tenured faculty. That September, it became the first private college in California to implement a tuition reset, announcing a 36% reduction in its undergraduate tuition beginning in fall 2018, with a goal of making a Mills education more affordable. Undergraduate tuition in

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1632-643: The establishment of the first laboratory school west of the Mississippi for aspiring teachers (currently known as the Mills College Children's School) in 1926, and becoming the first women's college to offer a computer science major (1974). In 1990, Mills became the first and only women's college in the US to reverse a decision to go coed. On May 3, 1990, Mills Trustees announced that they had voted to admit male undergraduate students to Mills. This decision led to

1683-559: The famous synthesizer designer Don Buchla . Terry Riley taught at Mills starting in the early 1970s. Avant-garde jazz pioneer Anthony Braxton has taught at Mills on an intermittent basis since the 1970s. Lou Harrison , Pandit Pran Nath , Iannis Xenakis , Alvin Curran , Gordon Mumma , Maggi Payne , Pauline Oliveros , Frederic Rzewski , Zeena Parkins , Fred Frith , and many others have all taught music at Mills. The F.W. Olin Library houses

1734-450: The female sex at birth who had legally become male prior to applying were not eligible for admission to Mills. The policy ended with a statement that "once admitted, any student who completes the College's graduate requirements shall be awarded a degree," indicating that once admitted to Mills, an undergraduate female student who changed gender to male would be allowed to complete their degree at

1785-580: The first ‘around the world’ cruises in 1925, visited Asia and Africa in the 1930s and drove from New Brunswick to California in 1919. On all these trips they collected local artefacts which they took back to their home at Rossmont. Oriental carpets were a special interest of the Rosses and the museum’s collection is quite extensive. The Rosses had many artist friends in California where they lived for some time. The work of artists such as Mary Curtis Richardson , William Raymond Eaton, William Posey Silva , and Edith Maguire are well represented. George Horne Russell,

1836-452: The following "Best Regional Universities West" categories: For 2021, The Princeton Review included Mills in the following lists and ranked Mills in the following categories: In 2020, Washington Monthly ranked Mills sixth out of 614 schools on its Master's Universities list, based on its contribution to the public good as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service. In 2019, Forbes included Mills as one of

1887-562: The general public. Since 2000 the Children's School has been housed in the Education Complex on campus. The facility includes spaces for an infant/toddler program, two preschool programs, and a kindergarten through fifth grade elementary school, each with age-appropriate playgrounds and structures. Designed in 1869 by S. C. Bugbee & Son , Mills Hall became the college's new home when it moved from Benicia to Oakland in 1871. Mills Hall

1938-645: The leadership of Mary Atkins, a graduate of Oberlin College . In 1865, Susan Tolman Mills , a graduate of Mount Holyoke College (then Mount Holyoke Female Seminary), and her husband, Cyrus Mills, bought the Young Ladies Seminary renaming it Mills Seminary. In 1871, the school was moved to its current location in Oakland, California . The school was incorporated in 1877 and was officially renamed Mills College in 1885. In 1890, after serving for decades as principal (under two presidents as well), Susan Mills became

1989-590: The leadership of Reverend Joseph Worcester (also an amateur architect). Mary lived next door on Vallejo Street in Russian Hill. Included in this group were artists such as William Keith and Bruce Porter , architects Willis Polk , Ernest Coxhead , John Galen Howard , Charles Keeler and writer Gelett Burgess . Mary Curtis Richardson died 1 November 1931 at her Russian Hill studio and home. Mills College Mills Seminary (1865–1906) Mills College at Northeastern University in Oakland, California

2040-643: The management of the Senior and MFA exhibitions. Founded in 1926 on the Mills campus, the Children's School is the oldest laboratory school west of the Mississippi River. From its inception, the Children's School has had the dual function of providing education for both children and adults. A member of the East Bay Independent Schools Association, the Children's School is open to the children of Mills students, faculty, and staff as well as

2091-644: The musicianship lab. Housed within the Mills Music Building since 1966, CCM has emphasized experimental methods in contemporary music and its allied arts and sciences. CCM maintains a variety of electronic equipment, instruments and studios, provides instruction and technical assistance, and archives audio recordings. The center also performs a wide variety of community services in the arts, including public concerts and lecture series, informational and technical assistance, and artist residencies. Maggi Payne and Chris Brown are presently co-directors of CCM. Payne

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2142-416: The president of the college and held the position for 19 years. Beginning in 1906 the seminary classes were progressively eliminated. In 1920, Mills added graduate programs for women and men, granting its first master's degrees the following year. Other notable milestones in the college's history include the presidency of renowned educator and activist Aurelia Henry Reinhardt during World War I and II,

2193-664: The school was renamed Mills College at Northeastern University. Its most popular majors, based on 2020-21 graduates, were: For much of its time as an independent institution, admission to Mills was selective. As the college began encountering financial difficulties, admission became less selective, with acceptance rates hovering around the 75% mark. In preparation for the Northeastern merger, Mills stopped accepting admission applications in 2021. Post-merger, Mills College at Northeastern has announced that it plans to accept new applicants for fall 2023 enrollment. Northeastern University

2244-860: The story of the Rosses is done through personal guided tours, information panels which highlight artefacts in each of the rooms, self-guiding brochures on aspects of the collection and an exhibit featuring photographs, a film of the Ross's travels and objets d'art from around the world. Annual open house receptions 2-4pm, Canada Day and New Brunswick Day. Christmas Open House four days in early December. Check official website for specific dates. 45°04′34″N 67°03′05″W  /  45.07611°N 67.05139°W  / 45.07611; -67.05139 Mary Curtis Richardson Mary Curtis Richardson (9 April 1848 in New York City – 1 November 1931 in San Francisco )

2295-506: The tower was unscathed by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake . The bells in the tower "were cast for the World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago-1893), and given to Mills by a trustee". The ten bells were named after the graces of the spirit to emphasize the school's commitment to the Christian mission; Faith, Hope, Peace, Joy, Love, Meekness, Gentleness, Self Control, Longing, Suffering. Surrounding

2346-653: The twelve housing options offered by the college. Forty-one percent of the graduate students self-identify as students of color or multi-racial. Of the graduate student body, eighty-six percent are full-time students. Over three-quarters of Graduate students commute to campus with only thirteen percent opting to live on-campus. There are more than 50 student organizations at Mills run by both undergraduate and graduate students. These groups host campus-wide art exhibitions, dance performances, concerts, and lectures, as well as annual events such as Black & White Ball, Earth Day Fair, and Spring Fling. Students also participate in

2397-478: Was Joseph Perkins, a professional engraver in New York. At age 18, Mary and her sister Leila went to New York City and studied at Cooper Union for two years. She returned to San Francisco and helped to set up the [San Francisco Art Institute|School of Design]. In 1869, she married Thomas Richardson who came to San Francisco from Canada and was in the lumber business. He died in 1913. Mary and her sister Leila established

2448-672: Was an impressionist painter and known as the " Mary Cassatt of the West". Her father, Lucien Curtis travelled by ship via Panama to the gold fields of California in 1849. The following year, Mary, her brother Joseph, her sister Leila, her mother Coelia and widowed grandmother Mary Day Perkins also went to California via the Isthmus of Panama to join her father in Sacramento, where he was the first town clerk. They soon moved on to Vallejo, then Petaluma, Oakland and finally San Francisco. Her maternal grandfather

2499-527: Was established in 1989 to promote the cultural, literary, and aesthetic heritage of the book. Programs and projects encompass contemporary and historical concerns, and include the book arts, literacy, and local history. The Center for the Book involves both Mills and the local communities, acknowledging the extraordinarily rich resources of the Bay Area. Open to the public, the Mills College Art Museum

2550-602: Was later renamed the Center for Contemporary Music (CCM). The CCM's archives contains over 50 years of collected recordings made at the San Francisco Tape Music Center and at Mills. CCM internationally renowned as a leading center for innovation in music, and functions as an important resource center for Bay Area composers and artists. Its facilities feature a 24-track recording studio, hybrid computer music studio, electronic music studio, dubbing and editing studio, technical and project development lab, Studio V, and

2601-598: Was the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) "green" building at Mills and the first building in Oakland, California, to earn a LEED platinum certification. The facility met the most rigorous standards for materials selection, energy consumption, and water usage and was awarded platinum certification. Specifically designed to bring together the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, and psychology, Moore Natural Sciences Building encourages collaboration and research across disciplines. The building features state of

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