tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post7833594933522890480..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Reason #3 to #SaveSweetBriarStacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-44136103425173898542015-03-24T16:17:27.441-04:002015-03-24T16:17:27.441-04:00Single-sex colleges have a much harder task since ...Single-sex colleges have a much harder task since they draw from a much smaller applicant pool. As the mother of a daughter heading to college the year after next, I know she would sooner cut off her left arm than attend a women's college in such a remote location. The remaining "Seven Sisters" have a better shot at staying open partially because of their locations. I believe that Liz Goldsmithhttp://www.equineink.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-55991226543558819222015-03-24T06:33:46.632-04:002015-03-24T06:33:46.632-04:00Hi Liz, I have a news alert for the sweet briar si...Hi Liz, I have a news alert for the sweet briar situation and have read almost everything. All colleges, not just womens (though especially womens) have to think strategically about how they will survive -- changing demographics and questions about the value of higher ed will challenge all schools. Many women's colleges are thriving in more remote locations than SBC. While the President that Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-49302677128488716412015-03-23T23:12:07.420-04:002015-03-23T23:12:07.420-04:00Sadly, there just isn't that enough interest i...Sadly, there just isn't that enough interest in single sex colleges to keep that many colleges solvent. As a graduate of Bryn Mawr College, I was an advocate of taking the college co-ed after years of "cooperation" with Haverford College. Bryn Mawr chose to stay a women's college and Haverford chose to admit women, a decision that makes it harder to attract applicants and, from Liz Goldsmithhttp://www.equineink.comnoreply@blogger.com