A college with a $94 Mil endowment is shutting its doors, and people in higher ed should be scared

Business Insider ^ | 03/04/2015 | Peter Jacobs

[FreedomPoster]

Liberals are notoriously allergic to facts and reality, as shown here.

[EDINVA]

Sweet Briar is only an hour from Lexington, VA (VMI) and/or Charlottesville, VA (UVA). Until the early 70s, UVA was all-male, and until the mid- to late- 80s, so was VMI. Perfect for the young ladies whose parents sent them to Sweet Briar in search of that Mrs. Alas, that demographic and ambition has all but totally disappeared.

There are still several women’s colleges in that general area, i.e., Randolph-Macon and Mary Baldwin, nice small, liberal arts colleges for women. Sweet Briar has worked arrangements with those colleges (and 2 others) for expedited transfer of its students.

[Cowboy Bob]

Yes. An Mrs. degree. There is nothing wrong with that. Sweet Briar was a finishing school for the daughters of wealthy families. Many brought their horses with them.

I went to VMI during the 70s. It was a wonderful time back then. It's a shame that it is all disappearing.

[ConservativeMind]

I agree with both of you.

At this juncture, the school appears to be unwinding itself in a properly controlled fashion.