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When Colleges Close: Leading in a Time of Crisis
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Churchill, Mary L.; Chard, David J. – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021
Founded in 1888 as Miss Wheelock's Kindergarten Training School, Wheelock College's mission was to prepare students to work in the helping professions, including teaching and social work. But in 2018, struggling with growing debt and declining admissions, the 130-year-old institution officially closed and merged with Boston University, creating…
Descriptors: Educational History, Small Colleges, School Closing, Strategic Planning
An Introduction to Complexity Pedagogy: Using Critical Theory, Critical Pedagogy and Complexity in Performance and Literature
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Hicks, D. Emily – Myers Education Press, 2023
"An Introduction to Complexity Pedagogy: Using Critical Theory, Critical Pedagogy and Complexity in Performance and Literature" offers readers an introduction to the basic concepts of complexity science and how they might be applied in the teaching of composition, creative writing, performance, and literature. The book builds on Critical…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Teaching Methods, Criticism, Neoliberalism
Cautionary Tales: Strategy Lessons from Struggling Colleges
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Brown, Alice W. – Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2012
Scarcely a week goes by without a headline about the unsustainability of higher education as we know it, under threat from new models, for-profits, or online education. Most threatened are small liberal arts colleges--with commentators predicting the demise of colleges with fewer than 1,000, or even 1,500 students. Are these trends inevitable, or…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Governance, Governing Boards, Case Studies
Old Main: Small Colleges in Twenty-First Century America
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Schuman, Samuel – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005
This perceptive and cogent account draws on key data and firsthand observations to tell the story of the small college in America. Defined as institutions that enroll between 500 and 3,000 full-time students, small colleges number about six hundred in the United States. Many are thriving, while some--whether through low enrollment, ballooning…
Descriptors: Small Colleges, Educational History, Development, Educational Trends
Crafting a Class: College Admissions and Financial Aid, 1955-1994.
Duffy, Elizabeth A.; Goldberg, Idana – 1998
This book traces the development of competitive admission and financial aid policies at a selected group of 16 liberal arts colleges in Ohio and Massachusetts over the period 1955 to 1994. Exploring the way institutional decisions reflect and respond to broad demographic, economic, political, and social forces, the book considers the challenges…
Descriptors: College Admission, Data Interpretation, Enrollment Projections, Enrollment Trends
Perspectives on Leadership in Facilities Management.
Jenkins, Charles W. Ed. – 1995
This collection of papers examines issues concerning leadership in facilities management in higher education. Chapters include: (1) "Catch the Spirit of Leadership" (Jack Hug); (2) "Visionary Leadership: Creating a New Tomorrow" (Burt Nanus); (3) "Some Thoughts on Leadership" (Charles W. Jenkins); (4) "Educational Leadership: The Role of…
Descriptors: Building Operation, Business Administration, Change Agents, College Buildings
The University of Vermont College of Medicine.
Kaufman, Martin – 1979
This study of the origin and history of the University of Vermont College of Medicine begins with the appointment of John Pomeroy to the faculty in 1804, and traces the years that followed. Chiefly concerned with the individuals who were involved, it is a case study of the responses of one small medical school to reform movements, and its ability…
Descriptors: Accrediting Agencies, Books, Case Studies, College Faculty