Sir – Chris Koenig’s article tracing the history of Oxford University refers to St Hilda’s as “the sole single-sex college”. I would like to point out that St Hilda’s voted to change the statutes six years ago, in 2006, to admit men as students and Fellows. The first group of men joined in 2008 and have already graduated, and men now constitute half the student body of the college. We remain committed to our tradition of supporting women through their education and careers, but we are now a fully co-educational college.
Sheila Forbes Principal, St Hilda’s College
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