Editors' Notes 3

Sounding a Wake-up Call
Alice W. Brown

Innovative Strategies: Overview of the Contents 5
Sandra L. Ballard

1. Case Study of a College that Closed: Saint Mary's College 7
Alice W. Brown
Not every institution has the option of returning to an earlier mission, but when Saint Mary's College closed, Saint Mary's School, a prestigious, historic preparatory school for girls, thrived.

2. Bradford College: Requiem for a College 19
Arthur Levine
A liberal arts college with strong leadership can drastically change directions with only a few decisions.

3. A College that Reinvented Itself: The Wilson College Story 27
Mary-Linda Merriam Armacost
Alumnae and students can influence the survival of a college by challenging the college's trustees and working together to make unprecedented changes.

4. Case Study of Reinvention: College of Charleston 41
Alice W. Brown
A private historic college can become a part of a state university system.

5. Reinventing Black Colleges in Postethnic America: The Case of Knoxville College 49
Barbara R. Hatton
Integration laws that opened doors to public universities threatened enrollment at a private, historically African American college, which then reinvented its curriculum.

6. Antioch College: A Celebrated History and an Uncertain Future 65
Elizabeth R. Hayford
A signature combination of on-campus liberal arts courses and off-campus work experiences inspired collaborative efforts to preserve a college.

7. Advice to Presidents of Struggling Colleges 83
Michael J. Puglisi
A college president speaks from experience.

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