Troy, NY

Russell Sage College was founded in Troy, New York, in 1916 by Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage and named in honor of her late husband, who had left her his considerable fortune. With Eliza Kellas, head of the Emma Willard School, Mrs. Sage was active in the women’s suffrage movement. In founding the new college, they proposed to offer women the means of independence through the combination of broad education in the liberal arts, with preparation for specific professional careers. In 2009 Sage Graduate Schools restructured its programs around three key areas of strength and expertise to create the Esteves School of Education, School of Health Sciences, and School of Management. The schools capitalize on Sage’s leading professional degree and certificate programs at the post-baccalaureate, master’s, post-master’s, and doctorate levels. The schools also integrate with undergraduate programs offered at Sage.