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Book SynopsisHow 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 longe
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. What Led Wheelock to Seek a Partner
Chapter 2. A New President Arrives on Campus
Chapter 3. Preparing to Make Decisions and Explore Options
Chapter 4. Creating Courtship
Chapter 5. Assessing Viable Proposals
Chapter 6. Successful Negotiation with Boston University
Chapter 7. Merger Integration
Chapter 8. Closing the Wheelock Way
Conclusion: The First Year
References
Index
