In 1909, Marquette University became the first Catholic university in the world to offer coeducation as part of its regular undergraduate program. Since that time, the role of women at Marquette has changed and expanded dramatically. Today, women make up more than 50 percent of the student body. Learn how — in less than a year as Marquette president — Rev. James McCabe, S.J., made a decision that changed Catholic higher education forever.