{"product_id":"when-colleges-close-9781421440781","title":"When Colleges Close","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. What Led Wheelock to Seek a Partner\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. A New President Arrives on Campus\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Preparing to Make Decisions and Explore Options\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Creating Courtship\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Assessing Viable Proposals\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Successful Negotiation with Boston University\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Merger Integration\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Closing the Wheelock Way\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: The First Year\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408141984087,"sku":"9781421440781","price":27.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421440781.jpg?v=1730501741","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/when-colleges-close-9781421440781","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}