A Women’s College Goes Coed and Works to Preserve Its Mission

The most-important thing that has changed about the higher-education landscape is the recognition that great change is needed, says Esther L. Barazzone, president of Chatham University since 1992. For the first time, Chatham this fall is enrolling men in its undergraduate programs, a shift that Ms. Barazzone calls a financial necessity.  As small liberal-arts colleges like hers are forced to reinvent themselves, she says leaders should make sure that the changes they make reflect the deep values of their institutions. [Video]