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Alice W. Brown
After graduating from Appalachian State University with a B.S. and M.A. in English and from the University of Kentucky with a doctorate in Higher Education, Dr. Brown taught at Ohio University and ...view moreAfter graduating from Appalachian State University with a B.S. and M.A. in English and from the University of Kentucky with a doctorate in Higher Education, Dr. Brown taught at Ohio University and Eastern Kentucky University and served as conference coordinator for Eastern and for the University of Kentucky. At UK, she helped develop what became an independent organization known as the Appalachian College Association and served 25 years as president of that organization. The experiences she had working with the faculty and administrators of the small, private colleges in Appalachia left her with an understanding of why so many fail and so few thrive despite the competence and commitment of many of the individuals within those institutions. She also came to realize how many major foundations and federal agencies are willing to provide financial assistance to colleges that can show promising efforts toward building a sustainable financial base all the while they are providing a strong liberal arts education primarily to students with few financial resources. Her concern about the needs of such colleges led her to write three books about their strengths and weaknesses. The first two, Changing Course and Cautionary Tales, were published by Jossey-Bass (2011) and Stylus (2012), respectively. Those focus on colleges that had closed or come close to closing. Her newest work focuses on one small college that offers lessons that could prove valuable to colleges struggling to build a solid future despite the disadvantages they face as a result of their locations, current national economic issues, and the growing population of poor students. Between books, she consults with individual private colleges and non-profit organizations to help shape their fund-raising efforts. In recognition of her contributions to this important segment of higher education she has received numerous awards, including six honorary degrees.view less
Books by Alice W. Brown
Staying the Course: How Unflinching Dedication and Persistance Have Built a Successful Private College in a Regioin of Isolation and Poverty