The number of women serving as presidents of U.S. Catholic colleges has skyrocketed in the past 16 years — up 137 percent from 2000 to 2016, according to the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities.

NCR interviewed five of these presidents and found a common experience among them: They all identified themselves as beneficiaries of good female mentors, a key component in their far-reaching success and climb to the top of the educational sector.

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