MARYGROVE

Legacy is not leaving something for people. It's leaving something in people. - Peter Strople... The Marygrove College story began with a vision of doing what's right. The Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, who founded and sponsored Marygrove throughout its history, educated pioneer children in Monroe, Michigan, in the mid-1800s; educated college women for meaningful employment from 1905; moved to Detroit in 1927 to educate women in the growing city; educated minorities from 1968 and male students from 1971; remained committed to its independence and its place in Detroit; and espoused social and ecological justice, all the while anchoring the northwest Detroit neighborhood that grew around the campus... The educational landscape changed drastically in the state of Michigan as elsewhere in the nation. The high school population dwindled such that all colleges and universities were competing for the same smaller number of students. Financial woes persisted from the mid-..

Also known as: Marygrove College

Primary location: Monroe United States