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Bradford College: Requiem for a college

✍ Scribed by Arthur Levine

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2011
Weight: 50 KB
Volume: 2011
Category: Article
ISSN: 0271-0560
DOI: 10.1002/he.452

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Bradford College overestimated its potential for growth; though it epitomized the small New England liberal arts college—beautiful campus, dedicated faculty, talented administrators, caring trustees, a strong curriculum, and valued traditions—it also had characteristics of many colleges that closed: it was small, private, and poor.

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