The only women’s college in Kentucky will undergo a major transition this fall.
For the first time in nearly 170 years, Midway University will begin accepting men as full-time undergraduates with the fall semester.
Male students can apply to live in residence halls starting in Spring of 2017. Previously, men were accepted only in graduate or online programs.
The school’s board of trustees voted Monday to make the change.
University President John Marsden said the decision was made in order for the liberal arts university to remain viable.
Midway traces its roots back to 1847, when it was founded as the Kentucky Female Orphan School.
