Fiske Guide Places Hollins Among “The Best and Most Interesting Schools”

Fiske Guide Places Hollins Among “The Best and Most Interesting Schools”

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July 8, 2021

Fiske Guide Places Hollins Among “The Best and Most Interesting Schools” Fiske Guide 2022

Hollins University is one of the more than 300 “best and most interesting” colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and Ireland, according to the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2022.

Edited by former New York Times education editor Edward B. Fiske, the guide has been published for nearly 40 years and has been touted by USA Today as “the best college guide you can buy.”

Fiske features Hollins among the nation’s small colleges and universities that are “Strong in Film/Television,” “Strong in Dance,” and “Strong in Performing Arts/Drama,” and calls it “one of the South’s leading women’s colleges.” It also highlights the university’s “top-notch equestrian program, which has brought home the Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship 21 times.” Undergraduates quoted in the university’s profile praise the professors (“We got lots of individual attention and help.”), residence halls (“Most of the dorms are historic buildings full of character and comfort.”), and the overall campus environment (“A student should only attend Hollins if they want to be a part of a close-knit community that fosters creative minds and ambitious spirits.”) One student noted, “Hollins is a great school that empowers women. It has made me independent.”

Updated and expanded every year, Fiske describes itself as “the most authoritative source of information for college-bound students and their parents.” The selection of schools for inclusion is “done with several broad principles in mind, beginning with academic quality.”