October 17, 2012

Seeking a Sound Future, Wilson College Debates Admitting Men

Seeking a Sound Future, Wilson College Debates Admitting Men 1

Matt Roth for The Chronicle

Going coed is the most controversial of the many proposals being considered by the Commission on Shaping the Future of Wilson College.

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Matt Roth for The Chronicle

Going coed is the most controversial of the many proposals being considered by the Commission on Shaping the Future of Wilson College.

By Lawrence Biemiller

Chambersburg, Pa.

The panel charged with mapping a route to fiscal stability for Wilson College outlined a preliminary list of recommendations Wednesday morning at an all-campus meeting that attracted numerous concerned alumnae. The possibility that the 695-student college could decide to admit men to its traditional undergraduate program drew the most attention, and the most resistance, but the biggest surprise was a revised estimate of how many students Wilson would need to break even.