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When Colleges Close - Leading in a Time of Crisis (Hardcover)
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When Colleges Close - Leading in a Time of Crisis (Hardcover)
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How would you lead your college if you knew that you had to close
it? 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 the BU Wheelock College of Education and Human
Development. Written by the former president and vice president of
academic affairs of Wheelock College, When Colleges Close presents
the remarkable success story of Wheelock's merger with Boston
University and its closure as a standalone institution. In an era
when more and more institutions are at risk of closure, this book
offers a detailed description of how the board and administration
of one small college with an enrollment of under 1,100 students
determined early that it needed to plan for a future in which it
would no longer be viable. Mary L. Churchill and David J. Chard
provide readers with a detailed understanding of the process they
designed with their board and select members of the Wheelock
community to generate multiple partnership options. They also
describe how they managed the process through the final
negotiations, despite being a small institution in an asymmetric
merger with Boston University, which has an enrollment of over
33,000 students. As the higher education sector faces increased
volatility, colleges and universities will need authentic,
transparent, and student-focused leadership to navigate new forms
of crisis and transition. Written for leaders in both small
colleges and larger universities who may find themselves in similar
situations, as well as for scholars of higher education who are
interested in strategic planning, When Colleges Close is the
sobering yet hopeful story of a venerable regional institution that
turned its long-term enrollment challenges into a strong merger.
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