If you share my concern for the future of private higher education in America, you don't want to miss this story in today's Chronicle of Higher Education.
If you follow college closures the way I do, then you know that two years ago Sweet Briar College in Virginia announced plans to close its gates in the face of seemingly insurmountable financial and related enrollment challenges. A small women's college in a world that has largely eliminated them, Sweet Briar's announcement roused the alumnae, who raised millions while going to court to curtail the board's plan.
Then the board brought a former small-college prez and semi-retired attorney into the mix. The college isn't home free. But really good stuff is happening on this guy's watch.
Personal confession: I envy him. This exactly what I'd love to be doing down the road to cap my career. (Anybody listening out there?)
Jim. This sounds quite fascinating. What particularly interests me is the medium through which the perspectives and ideas for this restorative process were communicated. The conversations must have been dynamic works of art in their own right: Talk with high stakes and invested stakeholders to promote creative action. John
ReplyDeletethanks for this usefull article, waiting for this article like this again. different kinds of claims
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