Sonnenschein had --increasing enrollment, scaling back the school's Great Books core curriculum, reducing overall stuffiness--changes that many alumni, faculty, and students feared would compromise the school's identity.
Many Sonnenschein alumni feared the changes would compromise the school's identity.
mnli hypothesis: Many Sonnenschein alumni feared the changes would compromise the school's identity. premise: Sonnenschein had --increasing enrollment, scaling back the school's Great Books core curriculum, reducing overall stuffiness--changes that many alumni, faculty, and students feared would compromise the school's identity.