To: Christopher Ames, President of The Sage Colleges and Patricia T. Sparrell, Chair of The Sage Colleges Board of Trustees

Refusal to financially support The Sage Colleges

I will not donate any future funds to The Sage Colleges if Russell Sage College changes from a single-sex women's college to a coeducational institution.

Why is this important?

Russell Sage College should remain true to its original mission of developing the skills of women in a single-sex environment. Women's colleges are STILL highly relevant and needed in today's society, as the battle for women's rights is NOT finished. Studies have shown the benefits to women who attend women's colleges, and the numbers of existing women's colleges in the US is already dwindling. I refuse to financially support the decision to turn Russell Sage College coeducational.