Can a $250M Crowdfunding Campaign Save Sweet Briar College?

Nadirah Abdus-Sabur (center), a junior engineering student, hugs her friends after singing the college's song in Prothro Hall at Sweet Briar College on Tuesday evening. Earlier in the day, Sweet Briar announced that the college would close in August.

Nadirah Abdus-Sabur (center), a junior engineering student, hugs her friends after singing the college's song in Prothro Hall at Sweet Briar College on Tuesday evening. Earlier in the day, Sweet Briar announced that the college would close in August.

I enjoyed speaking at Sweet Briar College in February. At the time, I didn't know that would be my last chance. Thank you to the NeW leaders there for hosting me. While on campus, I was impressed by how much.

Instead, college leaders concluded there were no options that would allow the school to overcome financial challenges. The vote to close the school came Feb. 28. Sweet Briar College is located on a 3,250-acre campus in Amherst County. Just last

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it has lowered its rating on Amherst Industrial Development Authority, Va.'s series 2006 educational facilities revenue refunding bonds, issued for Sweet Briar College to B-minus from BBB and placed the rating on