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Hammond, Martine F. – College Board Review, 1982
A case study of an anonymous college that experienced the threat of failure but managed to revitalize its operation is presented. Participant observation, interviews, and document review were used in the study that focused on the period just prior to closing and the period since its reopening. (MLW)
Descriptors: Career Education, Case Studies, College Administration, College Presidents
Meisinger, Richard J., Jr. – 1981
A case study of Sullins College, which in 1975 requested that the state of Virginia investigate the feasibility of incorporating the college into the state's public higher education system, is presented. This small, private, two-year college in southwest Virginia had been struggling for several years to maintain its small enrollment. Historical…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Decision Making, Declining Enrollment, Financial Problems
Chaffee, Ellen Earle – 1984
The efforts of eight private four-year colleges to deal with revenue declines in the 1970s are described. The major social, political, and economic developments that contributed to the decline and recovery efforts are briefly reviewed. Attention is directed to strategic management responses to the financial stress. The colleges, whose identities…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Church Related Colleges
Hammond, Martine F. – 1981
The efforts to survive of Cazenovia College, a private, two-year, residential, woman's college in Cazenovia, New York, are described, based on interviews, observation, and analysis of written materials. The college announced its closing in 1974 and subsequently reopened successfully. The college was assessed in terms of its efficiency in internal…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Responsibility, Board Administrator Relationship, Case Studies