<p>Here is a little blurb from the History and Mission statement of tiny Hillsdale College in Michigan:</p>
<p>It was the first American college to prohibit in its charter any discrimination based on race, religion or sex, and became an early force for the abolition of slavery. It was also only the second college in the nation to grant four-year liberal arts degrees to women. It also had the first college newspaper in the country, The Collegian (still published).</p>
<p>I believe the school’s charter dates from 1844. Granted not one of the Ivies, but certainly a forward thinking institution (at least according to its charter).</p>