Salem Academy and College to Accept Students Displaced by Katrina

Salem Academy and College to Accept Students Displaced by Katrina

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Salem Academy, a college preparatory school for girls in grades 9 through 12, and Salem College, a private women's college, are accepting female college and independent high school students displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The students will receive free tuition for the remainder of the 2005-2006 school year.

"Our hearts and prayers go out to our sisters who have been affected by Katrina," said Julianne Still Thrift, president of Salem Academy and College. "In 1862, Salem was here, taking in girls from families who wanted to give their daughters a safe haven from the Civil War. Our offer today is simply a continuation of that faith tradition."

The College will assess each student's ability to pay for room and board, including working with the colleges and universities in the affected states to transfer grant, loan and scholarship monies.

One student, a senior from Xavier University of Louisiana, has already enrolled at Salem College, and a student from Tulane has requested admission.

The value of the tuition-free offer is significant: tuition for the College is $16,795 per year and tuition for the Academy is $11,834. Interested students should contact Dana Evans in the College admissions office at 1-800-32SALEM and Lucia Uldrick at the Academy at 1-877-407-2536.

Schools disrupted by Katrina include Xavier, Tulane University of Louisiana, the University of New Orleans, Loyola University New Orleans. Public information officers at colleges throughout the country are communicating through a listserve to compile the list of colleges willing to accept students.

Salem Academy is working with several associations of independent schools, including the National Coalition of Girls Schools, which is helping displaced students of Academy of the Sacred Heart and the Louise S. McGehee School.

Salem Academy and College was founded by Moravian settlers in 1772. Today, Salem Academy is a day and boarding school for girls grades 9-12, and Salem College is a four-year liberal arts college for women, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees and a continuing studies program for adults.

Contact: Julie Larison, 336-721-2831

or Sara Butner, 336-917-5313

Source: Salem Academy and College

CONTACT: Julie Larison, +1-336-721-2831, or Sara Butner, +1-336-917-5313,
both of Salem Academy

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