<p>Just an idea for Sweet Briar would be to come up with a program that appeals to people outside the region and pour resources into it. For instance, make the school known for creative writing, with artist in residence, writing symposiums, target the same people that dream of Iowa’s program in an undergrad, or for those that dream of Kenyon. Add immersion trips to the curiculum (an inexpensive way to do foreign study).</p>