The news last year of the closure of Sweet Briar College — a 114-year-old all-women’s liberal arts college in Virginia — sent shock waves through the world of academia.

Even more shockingly, the school didn’t end up closing. This month it also reported a record number of applications for the next academic year, according to USA Today.

The news that Sweet Briar was closing caused extreme heartache to a deeply loyal community of students and alumnae. It also spurred a debate about the longevity of small liberal arts colleges.

Surprising many of its doubters, alumnae succeeded in an 11th-hour court ruling read more >>>

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