August 27, 2009

Private Colleges Are Breathing Easier This Fall, Says President of Council

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Council of Independent Colleges

Richard H. Ekman, president of the Council of Independent Colleges

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Council of Independent Colleges

Richard H. Ekman, president of the Council of Independent Colleges

By Jeffrey J. Selingo

Washington

Last January, when the presidents in the Council of Independent Colleges gathered for their annual get-together in Florida, the No. 1 topic of discussion was the economy. The presidents were worried about how the recession would hurt their new freshman class this fall.

With the arrival of that new academic year, we caught up on Thursday with Richard H. Ekman, president of the private-college group, to ask him about how his members were doing now and the challenges they might still

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