Villa Julie College will now be called Stevenson University. For Villa Julie or uh Stevenson, the name change was a four-year process. Four years! It was just a few years ago that Western Maryland College was renamed to McDaniel College. It seemed like quite the big deal was made of it. Are we seeing a trend here? Do names really make that much of a difference for schools?

The reason for Villa Julie’s new name is to change the frequent impression that the school is a two-year college for women like it was founded, as the school has been four-year and co-ed for years.

The school’s main campus is located in Stevenson, Maryland, thus the name Stevenson University. The school’s second campus in Owings Mills will keep the Villa Julie name.