When the president of Sweet Briar College announced that the school would close forever this summer, many women burst into tears. But then a common refrain began to echo through the small Virginia school’s close-knit alumnae: Not if I can help it. A Web site appeared, complete with slogans (“Think is for girls” and “Save Sweet Briar”) shared happy memories of life on the pristine Southern campus, and one very ambitious goal.

March 5, 2015 ・ From The Washington Post