Seeking Consensus for Earlham's Future

Earlham College (IN) enters August facing a conspicuous opening for its president, a stubborn hole in its budget, a set of nervous faculty members and a group of unsettled alumni.  It's a considerable set of issues for the small, private college in Richmond, Ind. The immediate issues are feeding into deeper questions about Earlham's identity. Worries mount that the college has strayed too far from its liberal arts core.