April 26, 2002

A College Drops Tenure to Stay Alive

By PIPER FOGG

Mitchell professors have few regrets over what they gave up

Eight years ago, faculty morale at Mitchell College dropped to an all-time low. Enrollment at the small, private two-year college had slipped by 13 percent in one year, to 393 students. The deficit had climbed to $2.3-million. Students who couldn't get into prestigious four-year colleges, Mitchell's bread and butter, were heading elsewhere.

"There were layoffs because we didn't have enough students," says Mary K. Loose,

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