What Did They Save When They Saved Sweet Briar?

The alumnae of Sweet Briar fought to keep their alma mater from closing. It is now up to Phillip C. Stone and his administration to decide what they were fighting for. If nostalgia saved the college, how much change will the alumnae be willing to stomach as the new administration tries to reposition Sweet Briar — in a hurry — to be sustainable in the future? “We’re not going to be a museum,” says Mr. Stone in the second part of an interview with The Chronicle. At the same time, he says, history has everything to do with why the college was worth saving at all.  [Video]