Pine Manor College Ranks First in Diversity For 3rd Straight Year, According to U.S. News & World Report Ratings

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Pine Manor College is proud to announce that it has been ranked Number One for campus diversity by U.S. News & World Report for the third year in a row. The ranking is based on the statistical likelihood of any student interacting with other students from different racial and ethnic backgrounds.

In the publication's 2006 edition of "America's Best Colleges," Pine Manor College is ranked at the top of the diversity list among liberal arts colleges (Bachelor's level) in the United States. Each year, U.S. News & World Report collects information from colleges and universities throughout the country to provide its readers with side-by-side school comparisons.

"Pine Manor College is thrilled to be acknowledged for our ability to make a high-quality, liberal arts education available to students of all economic and social backgrounds," said Gloria Nemerowicz, president of Pine Manor College. "The educational value of a diverse learning environment is very significant. Because of their interactions with people from a variety of backgrounds, our students are preparing for lives of inclusive leadership and social responsibility."

About Pine Manor College

Pine Manor College is a private, affordable four-year liberal arts college dedicated to preparing women for roles of inclusive leadership and social responsibility in their workplaces, families and communities. Its cutting- edge Education for Inclusive Leadership & Social Responsibility (ILSR) program is guided by a definition of inclusive, community-based leadership, which involves the interaction of group members at all levels to motivate, coordinate and sustain efforts to pursue socially responsible common good purposes. Pine Manor College is located in Chestnut Hill, Mass., a Boston suburb. For further information, please visit http://www.pmc.edu/.

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