The idea of a Phoenix like regeneration from its own ashes is very interesting I would love to see a news organization explore that question with SSB That is the question of what Sweet Briar will look like next year or the year after if a court enjoins the closing I have heard rumors that Liberty University wants to grab the Sweet Briar campus Sounds frightening But it too presents possibilities Some of what was Sweet Briar might be preserved under the auspices of Liberty U maybe as a separete division Liberty is not as hostile to the liberal arts as some think I know some graduates In biology Liberty does teach Darwin although familiarity with Creationism is mandatory I imagine Liberty would insist on bringing in their own faculty vetted for religious purity They would not want to take on Sweet Briar s deadwood a seemingly inevitable by product of the tenure process So there would be change I look forward to seeing what happens next