This is very sad.
D’s English teacher, whose sister is a Sweet Briar grad, had encouraged D to consider applying for next year. D decided not to–too rural, too small, and she didn’t want a single sex campus. These are all issues that the school cited in its decision to close.
A former neighbor of ours was a graduate of Eisenhower College, another LAC that closed. He used to say that as an EC alum, he always felt kind of lost because his school no longer existed (technically, it was taken over by RIT).
My heart goes out to the current students, faculty and the thousands of Sweet Briar alums. Hoping that they find a way to remain connected, and proud of all that SBC stood for.