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Edgewood University
Edgewood University is a private Dominican university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It occupies a 55 acres (22 ha) campus overlooking Lake Wingra. Edgewood offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and 25 graduate degrees, and has an enrollment of over 2,400 students.
The property that would become the Edgewood College campus was first purchased in 1855 from Governor Leonard J. Farwell and later developed by Samuel Marshall. Governor Cadwallader C. Washburn bought Edgewood Villa in 1873 and later donated it to the Dominican Sisters for educational use. In 1881, the Sisters opened St. Regina Academy, a private boarding school for girls with an initial enrollment of 16 students. A new building was constructed in 1893, but a fire later that year took the lives of three children and destroyed much of the property. The Sisters quickly raised funds and rebuilt the school, which reopened as Sacred Heart Academy in 1894.
By 1927, the school sought recognition as a junior college by the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The request was approved, and Edgewood Junior College opened in 1927 with 12 women enrolled. It offered a liberal arts curriculum at a tuition of under $600 per year. Enrollment grew slowly through the Great Depression, with a focus on supporting women's education. During this period, the college shared facilities and services with Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart. Edgewood's junior college operated alongside the high school until it transitioned to a full-fledged college.
In 1941, Edgewood became a four-year college and received approval from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to award Bachelor of Science degrees in education. By 1942, the first 25 students graduated with degrees in education. Although enrollment grew slowly in the college's early years, many older students and Dominican Sisters attended to earn degrees in elementary education. Summer sessions attracted notable faculty, including world-renowned musician Nadia Boulanger. By 1948, the first international students enrolled, and in 1949, the college admitted its first African-American students.
Edgewood continued to grow in the late 1940s with an increasingly diverse student body. The first African-American faculty member, Sharon Wexler, was hired in 1956. With the approval of the college's board of trustees and the leadership council of the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, Edgewood College's leadership renamed it Edgewood University in 2025, its centennial year. The change was made official on July 1.
Marshall Hall, on the hillside overlooking campus, is Edgewood's oldest building. It was erected in the late 19th century and later renovated into living quarters.
The Oscar Rennebohm Library, a 40,000-square-foot (3,700 m2) structure, was completed in 1991. Overlooking Lake Wingra, it has a collection of over 120,000 books, newspapers, videos, journals, microforms, music, computer software and K–12 curriculum materials, along with media rooms and about 140 computers. Edgewood's library website also provides access to full-text journals, electronic book collections, and other online databases. Edgewood students also have access to the University of Wisconsin–Madison libraries and the Madison Public Library system.
There are two cafés, Phil's and Wingra. Phil's, the first campus dining facility to earn Green Restaurant Certification, provides a more traditional dining experience compared to the grab-and-go style of Wingra Cafe.
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Edgewood University
Edgewood University is a private Dominican university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It occupies a 55 acres (22 ha) campus overlooking Lake Wingra. Edgewood offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and 25 graduate degrees, and has an enrollment of over 2,400 students.
The property that would become the Edgewood College campus was first purchased in 1855 from Governor Leonard J. Farwell and later developed by Samuel Marshall. Governor Cadwallader C. Washburn bought Edgewood Villa in 1873 and later donated it to the Dominican Sisters for educational use. In 1881, the Sisters opened St. Regina Academy, a private boarding school for girls with an initial enrollment of 16 students. A new building was constructed in 1893, but a fire later that year took the lives of three children and destroyed much of the property. The Sisters quickly raised funds and rebuilt the school, which reopened as Sacred Heart Academy in 1894.
By 1927, the school sought recognition as a junior college by the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The request was approved, and Edgewood Junior College opened in 1927 with 12 women enrolled. It offered a liberal arts curriculum at a tuition of under $600 per year. Enrollment grew slowly through the Great Depression, with a focus on supporting women's education. During this period, the college shared facilities and services with Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart. Edgewood's junior college operated alongside the high school until it transitioned to a full-fledged college.
In 1941, Edgewood became a four-year college and received approval from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to award Bachelor of Science degrees in education. By 1942, the first 25 students graduated with degrees in education. Although enrollment grew slowly in the college's early years, many older students and Dominican Sisters attended to earn degrees in elementary education. Summer sessions attracted notable faculty, including world-renowned musician Nadia Boulanger. By 1948, the first international students enrolled, and in 1949, the college admitted its first African-American students.
Edgewood continued to grow in the late 1940s with an increasingly diverse student body. The first African-American faculty member, Sharon Wexler, was hired in 1956. With the approval of the college's board of trustees and the leadership council of the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, Edgewood College's leadership renamed it Edgewood University in 2025, its centennial year. The change was made official on July 1.
Marshall Hall, on the hillside overlooking campus, is Edgewood's oldest building. It was erected in the late 19th century and later renovated into living quarters.
The Oscar Rennebohm Library, a 40,000-square-foot (3,700 m2) structure, was completed in 1991. Overlooking Lake Wingra, it has a collection of over 120,000 books, newspapers, videos, journals, microforms, music, computer software and K–12 curriculum materials, along with media rooms and about 140 computers. Edgewood's library website also provides access to full-text journals, electronic book collections, and other online databases. Edgewood students also have access to the University of Wisconsin–Madison libraries and the Madison Public Library system.
There are two cafés, Phil's and Wingra. Phil's, the first campus dining facility to earn Green Restaurant Certification, provides a more traditional dining experience compared to the grab-and-go style of Wingra Cafe.