In the News
The Future of Gen Ed
Inside Higher Ed
Day of Giving provides volunteer opportunities for Amherst County high school students
The News & Advance
How to Ask For (and Get) a Powerful Letter of Recommendation
Transizion
How to Write the “Why This College” Essay: The Ultimate Guide
Transizion
After completing Iditarod, Sweet Briar grad Alison Lifka says far-off dream becoming reality ‘still a little surreal’
The News & Advance
How to Write Powerful Common App Essays
Transizion
Friday’s Google Doodle Honors Physicist Hedwig Kohn
Forbes
How to Get into Law School: Requirements, Timelines, Tips & Everything Else
Transizion
Sweet Briar grad among 39 Iditarod ’19 finishers
WFXR Fox
Sweet Briar College announces 2019 commencement speaker
The News & Advance
Chicago-based jazz ensemble Restroy to perform at Sweet Briar
The Burg
The Best Internships for High School Students: The Ambitious Guide
Transizion
Sweet Briar sets record for March Days of Giving
New Era-Progress
IB vs AP: Which One is Better?
Transizion
‘The Importance of Being Earnest’: What to know before Sweet Briar production
The Burg
The AP Scholar Guide: Benefits, Distinctions, Awards & Honors
Transizion
Student Council: The Election Guide for Student Leaders
Transizion
GMAT vs. GRE: What’s the Difference? Which Should You Take?
Transizion
Community briefs: Former ACLU president to speak at Sweet Briar College
New Era-Progress
How to Create a Perfect Elevator Pitch
Transizion
Sweet Briar grad Alison Lifka currently 43rd in Iditarod
The News & Advance
Cool Runnings: What does it take to mush 1,000 miles through the Alaskan wilderness?
Vogue
191 Best Persuasive Speech Topics: Give an Amazing Speech!
Transizion
Women with Lynchburg, Amherst ties featured on new Women’s Monument in Richmond
The News & Advance
How to Answer “Why Do You Want to Work Here?”
Transizion
Sweet Briar College: Forming the world’s women leaders
The Japan Times
Pre-Med Requirements, Majors, Courses & Classes: The Ultimate Guide
Transizion
Before the big race, fans get up close & personal with mushers
KTVA CBS 11
Double Major: Benefits, Challenges, Examples, and Everything Else to Know
Transizion
Community briefs: Engineers Week, Explore Engineering at Sweet Briar College
New Era-Progress
Is an MBA Worth It? Pros, Cons & Everything You Need to Know
Transizion
What Should I Do With My Life? This Is How You Figure It Out
Transizion
How to Answer “What Motivates You?”
Transizion
Night of worship, music to kick off Black History Month
New Era-Progress
Sweet Briar dance concert to celebrate senior’s memories
New Era-Progress
Promise to fund tuition for 2 local SBC students renewed
New Era-Progress
Sweet Briar College: Better than Ever
The Plaid Horse
Expository Writing: How to Write an Incredible Expository Essay
Transizion
3 Small Colleges in the South Take 3 Very Different Approaches
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Attention, college shoppers. These schools are slashing their prices.
The Washington Post
Sweet Briar offering free tuition to two students
WSET ABC 13
SBC to host Day of Service event in memory of Martin Luther King
New Era-Progress
Nobel laureate Kip Thorne to speak at Sweet Briar’s 2019 Engineers Week Banquet
New Era-Progress
The Best Political Science Schools: The Ultimate Guide for Future Leaders
Transizion
Editorial: 18 answers for 2018
The Roanoke Times
Sweet Briar, Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation announce partnership
New Era-Progress
The Best Pre-Med Schools: The Ultimate Guide for Future Doctors
Transizion
A Very Horseback Christmas Tree Lighting!
The Equine Chronicle
The Hardest Engineering Majors: A Detailed Guide for Overachievers
Transizion
Top 10 Pet-Friendly Colleges 2018
College Magazine
Sweet Briar math professor receives award for excellence in undergraduate teaching
New Era-Progress
Holiday events planned at Sweet Briar
New Era-Progress
Girls on the Run 5K to be held at Sweet Briar College
New Era-Progress
A tale of two cultures: Barbara Miñarro’s history is present in latest installation at Sweet Briar College gallery
The Burg
Amherst residents, groups among regulars at Sweet Briar’s dining hall
New Era-Progress
Adichie presenting a reading, lecture at Sweet Briar
The Burg
Sweet Briar collaborating with Google on computer science
The News & Advance
Travel back to high school with Sweet Briar College’s production of ‘Heathers: The Musical’
The Burg
Sweet Briar starts new computer science program in partnership with Google
WSET ABC 13
There’s a Newfound Enthusiasm for Women’s Colleges. But Can They Keep It Going?
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Cornershot: ‘Americanah’ author Adichie to speak at Sweet Briar College on Nov. 1
The Roanoke Times
Student loan default rates improve for local colleges
The News & Advance
Staff writer for The New Yorker to speak at Sweet Briar
New Era-Progress
Tessa Fontaine chronicles months spent traveling as ‘The Electric Woman’ with World of Wonders sideshow in debut memoir
The Burg
Makayla Benjamin: Enjoying Horses From Sweet Briar to Bitterroot
Sidelines Magazine
Editorial: More accolades for Sweet Briar
The Roanoke Times
Rankings show mixed results for Lynchburg-area colleges; schools urge caution on scores
The News & Advance
Back from the Brink: Sweet Briar Called One of Nation’s Most Innovative Schools
Nonprofit Quarterly
Sweet Briar wins award for fundraising efforts
New Era-Progress
Sweet Briar College in sweet spot after facing closure few years ago
WSLS NBC 10
Bending to the law of supply and demand, some colleges are dropping their prices
The Hechinger Report
Sweet Briar showing collection of art created by Afghan students
The Burg
Local college tuition continues to climb
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar College welcomes first wave of local college students
The News & Advance
New board chairwoman named at Sweet Briar College
Virginia Business
Schools are the engine for female leadership in the 21st-century world
StudyInternational.com
For Love of Nature: Remembering Lincoln Brower’s love of monarchs
The News & Advance
Stable Outlook for College Equestrian Programs
Inside Higher Ed
Life well lived: Monarch butterfly scientist Dr. Lincoln Brower dies at 86
TODAY.com
Lincoln Brower, Champion of the Monarch Butterfly, Dies at 86
The New York Times
Sweet Briar College professor and expert on iconic monarch butterfly has died
The News & Advance
Lincoln P. Brower, scientist and protector of the monarch butterfly, dies at 86
The Washington Post
Sweet Briar exceeds fundraising goal again
The Charlottesville Newsplex
Sweet Briar donors contribute $18 million
The News & Advance
Five local schools participating in Virginia Private College Week
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar, LC reading programs introduce students to college academics
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar, VCCA align for teaching partnership
The News & Advance
Makayla Benjamin Jumps to Cacchione Cup Title
In Stride
Professor to highlight Virginians’ efforts in WWI
New Era-Progress
Hidden History: African American Cemeteries in Central Virginia – Lynn Rainville
Blog Talk Radio
Colleges that Don’t Adapt to Modern Needs Face Bankruptcy
Risk & Insurance
Sweet Briar College Almost Closed. What Will It Take to Thrive?
The New York Times
Sweet Briar College student earns Centra award
New Era-Progress
Sweet Briar College celebrates graduation, survival
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar grads reflect on near closure in 2015
The News & Advance
Many graduations this weekend including Virginia Tech, Sweet Briar, VWCC
WSLS NBC 10
Woo gives update on Sweet Briar College to Amherst County
The News & Advance
Makayla Benjamin Keeps IHSA In The Family On Last Day Of National Championships
The Chronicle of the Horse
The 35 Most Pristine College Campuses in America
GreenPal.com
President Woo featured in Chronicle’s ‘On Leadership’
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Coalition taps Sweet Briar president as new member
The News & Advance
Comedian, dancer Claire Porter to perform at Sweet Briar
New Era-Progress
Sweet Briar to host annual horse show
New Era-Progress
OSU Equestrian, Skyhawk Equestrian, UTM Equestrian, and Sweet Briar Score NCEA Wins Over Weekend
The Equine Chronicle
Sweet Briar’s popular Explore Engineering program accepting applications
The Charlottesville Newsplex
Sweet Briar’s $44 Million Rescue Offers Unusual Fundraising Lessons
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Supply of Students Is Up Nationally, But Some Regions Face Scarcity
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Sweet Briar College EXPLORE weekends planned for high school girls
New Era-Progress
Local colleges will not penalize applicants for activism-related suspensions
The News & Advance
Experts Debate Financial Future of American Higher Education
VOA Learning English
‘Hidden Figures’ engineer welcomed at Sweet Briar College
WSET ABC 13
Retired NASA engineer visits Sweet Briar College
The News & Advance
Grant from local foundation to fund full tuition for two students at Sweet Briar
New Era-Progress
‘Code Girls’ author to speak at Sweet Briar
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar banquet to feature Darden of ‘Hidden Figures’
The News & Advance
The Changing Business Model For Colleges And Universities
Forbes
Study shows growth for local college endowments
The News & Advance
Photojournalist Medford Taylor reflects on 50-year career in new Sweet Briar exhibit
The News & Advance
26 (And Counting) Higher Education Blogs Worth Following
eCity Interactive
Sweet Briar College Partners With Central Virginia Community College in Dual-Enrollment Plan
WIA Report
Sweet Briar College, Which Almost Closed, Gets a Rating Upgrade
Bloomberg
New initiative aims to share Sweet Briar’s art collection with students
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar bond ratings increase for second straight year
The News & Advance
Lynchburg native talks about working as a ‘code girl’ during World War II
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar College releases details on new core curriculum
The News & Advance
ITHAKA Next Wave Conference Focuses on Higher Ed Challenges
Library Journal
Old Ways Meet New Tech (and New Students) at Meeting of Library and Academic Leaders
EdSurge
Girls on the Run race planned at Sweet Briar
New Era-Progress
Author Belle Boggs to speak at Sweet Briar College
The Burg
CVCC enters into co-enrollment agreement with Sweet Briar
The News & Advance
Misplaced monarchs: Clusters of butterflies stuck up north
Chicago Tribune
Four new members named to Sweet Briar board of directors
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar goes inside the naughty world of ‘Avenue Q’
The Burg
Is Climate-Themed Fiction All Too Real? We Asked the Experts
The New York Times
The Tuition-Reset Strategy
Inside Higher Ed
Sweet Briar celebrates Meredith Woo at her presidential inauguration
The News & Advance
Editorial: Sweet Briar’s next chapter
The Roanoke Times
Sweet Briar adds archaeology to October ‘Explore’ events for high school girls
New Era-Progress
Sweet Briar excited for opportunity to compete against higher competition in NCEA
The News & Advance
Teaching Newsletter: A New Core?
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Back From The Brink Sweet Briar College Slashes Tuition – Who’s Next?
Forbes
After All but Closing, Sweet Briar Will Shift Curriculum and Pricing
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Sweet Briar Preparing for Fresh Start
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
Sweet Briar College revamps curriculum, cuts costs
The Richmond Times-Dispatch
Sweet Briar College introduces sweeping changes
The News & Advance
Remaking Sweet Briar
Virginia Business
New year, new president: Meredith Woo address Sweet Briar convocation
The News & Advance
The Wonder Women of Botswana Safari
The New York Times
Sweet Briar welcomes first wave of college students to region
The News & Advance
Interactive exhibit encourages exploration of Sweet Briar campus
The Burg
Sweet Briar professor composes score in indie film
New Era-Progress
Patsy Ticer, four-term Virginia state senator, dies at 82
The Washington Post
Checking Up … Volunteers at SBC and a Mad Voter
The News & Advance
America’s Top Colleges 2017
Forbes
Sweet Briar Work Weeks bring alumnae in from around the world to help
WDBJ CBS 7
Sweet Briar alumnae help to clean up campus
WSET ABC 13
The Colleges With The Most School Spirit: #MyTopCollege Winners 2017
Forbes
Private colleges gearing up for annual open house
WCAV CBS 19
Editorial: Our unelected all-stars
The Roanoke Times
Exploration in creativity: Sweet Briar camp exposes students to different styles of art
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar fellowship offers teachers master’s degree discount
The News & Advance
BLUR summer program kicks off at Sweet Briar
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar honored for fundraising efforts
The News & Advance
Divine angst: 65 years later, musical comedy returns to stage with score co-written by local woman
Gloucester Times
Queen Anne’s County Public Schools announce new superintendent
WMDT ABC 47
RESTING ON OUR LAURELS to Arrive at Stage 284 This Month
Broadway World Boston
ODAC Notebook: Sweet Briar’s Kishbaugh chosen for NCAA Career in Sports Forum
The News & Advance
Celebrities and leaders share life lessons with the Class of 2017
PBS Newshour
Sweet Briar College holds 108th commencement ceremony Saturday morning
WSET ABC 13
Last commencement for outgoing Sweet Briar president
The News & Advance
Mayor Teresa Tomlinson makes decision on running for 2018 statewide office
The Ledger-Enquirer
Phillip Stone prepares to step down as president of Sweet Briar
The News & Advance
A Historic Comeback: Sweet Briar College Ushers In a New Chapter
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
And the winner of the 2017 Top Adventure College Contest is …
Blue Ridge Outdoors
Sweet Briar senior’s directorial debut deals with suicide, depression
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar announces tennis court renovation
New Era-Progress
The Unsung Equestrian Heroes Of World War I And The Plot To Poison Them
NPR
Prof. Ashbrook talks about Brexit with Mari and Brian
WIQO 100.9 FM
How to Bring a College Back to Life
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Carillon event to commemorate 100th anniversary of World War I
Richmond Free Press
Some Successful Approaches to Keep Girls in STEM
GoodCall
Babcock Season event at Sweet Briar highlights women’s health through theater
New Era-Progress
Sweet Briar president sponsors musical tribute to faculty
New Era-Progress
Report: Finances healthy at area colleges
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar offers girls chance to dive into computer science
The Virginia Gazette
Poet revisits dark days of Central Virginia Training Center in new book
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar College class explores creation of sounds
Miami Herald
Sweet Briar ‘town hall’ updates community on reset
The News & Advance
SBC class explores creation of sounds
New Era-Progress
Elston Inn at Sweet Briar receives modifications
New Era-Progress
Sweet Briar College’s Incoming President, Meredith Woo, talks with Mari and Brian
WIQO 100.9 FM
Sweet Briar shoots for the moon
The News & Advance
Editorial: Sweet Briar’s comeback continues
The Roanoke Times
Former UVa dean Meredith Woo to be Sweet Briar College’s 13th president
The Roanoke Times
Sweet Briar Picks Next President
Inside Higher Ed
Sweet Briar’s new president comes via Korea, Japan, London and U-Va.
The Washington Post
Former UVa Dean Is Named Sweet Briar’s First Permanent President Since It Nearly Closed
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Sweet Briar selects former U.Va. dean Meredith Woo as new president
The Richmond Times-Dispatch
Sweet Briar College announces next president
WDBJ CBS 7
Sweet Briar College Names Meredith Woo as Next President
WVIR NBC 29
Update: Former UVa dean Meredith Woo to be Sweet Briar College’s 13th president
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar College announces Meredith Woo as next president
WSET ABC 13
Former UVa Dean Named New Sweet Briar President
WINA 98.9 FM
Frequent Flyers: Aerial dance troupe to perform at Sweet Briar
The Burg
Sweet Briar hosts National Engineers Week Banquet featuring head Google engineers
WSET ABC 13
Sweet Briar exhibit tells college history through 116 artifacts
New Era-Progress
Sweet Briar exhibit focuses on clothing, accessories of founder’s daughter
The Burg
Why We Need More Women In Computer Science
HER Magazine
2017’s Best Places to Raise a Family in Virginia
WalletHub
Sweet Briar exhibit focuses on clothing, accessories of founder’s daughter
The Burg
Sweet Briar to launch computer science program
The News & Advance
Good Dog: Walk Me!
Garden & Gun
Sweet Briar College dancing program gets Amherst students moving at an early age
The News & Advance
Lindsay Davis, Process Engineer: Solving Manufacturing Challenges
The Huffington Post
Sweet Briar’s fall dance concert to feature aerial work
The News & Advance
The Graves of WWI
With Good Reason
How Three Colleges Work to Close the STEM Gender Gap
GoodCall
Sweet Briar revives Amherst County Day tradition
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar gets electroacoustic studio
WDBJ CBS 7
Sweet Briar College professor earns teaching award
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar professor sounds alarm about threats to monarch butterflies
New Era Progress
Resurrected Sweet Briar College Upgraded Three Levels by S&P
Bloomberg
Sweet Briar exhibit focuses on former president, Meta Glass
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar College to host environmental science weekend
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar professors Carrie and John Gregory Brown kick off Fall Writers Series
The News & Advance
When the Impossible’s Just Another To-Do Item
The News & Advance
Master’s programs rebound at Sweet Briar
The Richmond Times-Dispatch
Sweet Briar College looking ahead to new year with new students
WSET ABC 13
Sweet Briar profs gear up for semester; year of rebuilding, reassessment ahead
The News & Advance
Area colleges teamed up on renewable energy certificates
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar president: More than miracles needed to save small colleges
The Washington Post
Our View: Sweet Briar, one year later
The Roanoke Times
High school students explore engineering at Sweet Briar College
WDBJ CBS 7
Sweet Briar College hopes to inspire high school girls to pursue engineering
WSET ABC 13
A Year After Nearly Closing Sweet Briar College is Thriving
WCVE Public Radio Community Idea Stations
Sweet Briar College and Trinidad’s Skiffle: A Musical Community
Private University Products and News
Sweet Briar College Continues to Grow After Attempted Closure
WVTF Public Radio
How is Sweet Briar College Year After Almost Closing?
WINA 98.9 FM
A year after Sweet Briar was saved from closing, school leaders celebrate fundraising growth
The Washington Post
Sweet Briar raises ten million in first year after closure scare
Politico
Sweet Briar Draws 175 New Students
Inside Higher Ed
One year later at Sweet Briar, counting successes
The Richmond Times-Dispatch
10 years and counting: An oral history of Endstation Theatre Company
The News & Advance
Historians of Slavery Find Fruitful Terrain: Their Own Institutions
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Dear Obama, Trudeau and Peña Nieto: Act Now to Save the Monarch Butterfly
The Huffington Post
Sweet Briar’s Choice of Its Next Leader
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar President talks ‘Leading Through Crisis’ with area HR managers
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar College Hires National Firm to Assist in Presidential Search
WVIR NBC 29
Codifying Governance Lessons Learned the Hard Way: Sweet Briar College’s New By-Laws
Nonprofit Quarterly
After life-saving kidney donation, Sweet Briar graduate Meredith Haga now spreads the word
Johnson City Press
Redefining college ties: Alumnae devote money and talent to Sweet Briar’s revival
Virginia Business
Sweet Briar grad’s viral photo continues to inspire
WSLS NBC 10
Photo of Sweet Briar College grad goes viral
WSET ABC 13
Stone honored by Inns of Court
Virginia Lawyers Weekly
How Sweet Briar Was Saved, What Lessons Are Learned ?
The Huffington Post
Sweet Briar College Holds 107th Commencement Ceremony
WVIR NBC 29
Other women’s colleges feel the Sweet Briar impact
The Richmond Times-Dispatch
Sweet Briar on the Road to Recovery
The News & Advance
Singer Rachel Platten performs at Sweet Briar College
WWBT NBC 12
‘Fight Song’ singer performs at Sweet Briar
WSET ABC 13
Girls on the Run passes the decade mark in enriching area youth
The News & Advance
Girls on the Run 5K race kicks off at Sweet Briar
WDBJ CBS 7
For Love of Nature: Old forests for every county in U.S.
The News & Advance
Singer-songwriter Rachel Platten to speak, perform at Sweet Briar College
The News & Advance
Rachel Platten will share her fight song with Sweet Briar College as a part of #CheggMusic101 series
PR Newswire
Sweet Briar President Phillip Stone Retiring in 2017
WSET ABC 13
After year of success, Sweet Briar President to step down
WSLS NBC 10
Sweet Briar president announces timetable for retirement
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar board members to assume new leadership roles
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar lauds Spotsylvania student
The Free Lance-Star
Sweet Briar College riding team claims fourth conference title
WSET ABC 13
Sweet Briar presenting concert version of ‘Spring Awakening’
The News & Advance
Amherst County Attorney stresses importance of founder’s will in fight to save Sweet Briar College
The News & Advance
Interfaith conversation in Lynchburg looks at sex trafficking
The News & Advance
Can An All-Women’s College Education Survive?
WMRA
The Full List Of Forbes’ Best Value Schools 2016
Forbes
Amherst County Attorney to speak at Sweet Briar College on fight to save school
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar College, Back from the Brink One Year Later
WMRA
Sweet Briar College reaches to China in new partnership for students
The News & Advance
TaskRabbit founder Leah Busque to serve as Sweet Briar College’s commencement speaker
WSLS NBC 10
Lauren M. Schwartz, Ph.D., Helping Farmers Increase Crop Production
Huffpost College
Sweet Briar College Celebrating Its Future
WVIR NBC 29
Sweet Briar College Surpasses Fundraising Goal on Anniversary of Closure
WSET ABC 13
Alumnae vowed to save Sweet Briar from closing last year. And they did.
The Washington Post
Sweet Briar College marks dark anniversary with day of reflection and renewal
WDBJ CBS 7
Sweet Briar College Marks One Year Since Announcement of Closure
WSET ABC 13
‘Perpetuity, baby!’ Sweet Briar community makes anniversary of closure announcement, looks forward
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar lives on
Virginia Business
Video: Sweet Briar Picks Up the Pieces
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Native American artist Kevin Locke bringing traditional dance, storytelling to Sweet Briar
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar to mark anniversary of closure announcement
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar College honors Black History Month with Gospel Fest
WDBJ CBS 7
Checking Up … High-Scoring Hoopsters and Top Profs
The News & Advance
Sweet Briar steps up academic outreach
The News & Advance
Local professors honored by State Council of Higher Education
The News & Advance
Our view: Sweet Briar College, one year later
The Roanoke Times
The continued importance of single-sex education
NewBostonPost
Business briefs for week of Feb. 15, 2016
The News & Advance
Comeback of the Year at Sweet Briar
The News & Advance
Women’s colleges seek to rebrand
NewBostonPost