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Nicklin, Julie L. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1994
Shaw University (North Carolina), a black institution near closing in 1986, has reorganized its finances and remade its image under a new president. It has since renovated buildings, lowered its debt, operated on a balanced budget for five years, built a substantial endowment, doubled its enrollment, and provided regular faculty raises. (MSE)
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Budgeting, Case Studies, College Faculty
McMillen, Liz; Nicklin, Julie L. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1992
The successful conservative administrative strategies of four private colleges (Claremont McKenna College, California; Connecticut College; Livingstone College, North Carolina; Northwestern University, Illinois) in a climate of widespread institutional cutbacks are described. They include investment, avoidance of administrative "bloat,"…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, Case Studies, College Administration
Nicklin, Julie L. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1990
Nearly 11 years ago trustees of Wilson College (Pennsylvania) voted to close the institution. A group of alumnae brought a lawsuit to keep the college open, and since then the college's programs have been transformed to meet the changing interests and ages of its students. A division of continuing studies was created. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alumni, Community Colleges, Continuing Education
