Abstract:
At its meeting on March 8, 2013, the Commission
on Institutions of Higher Education considered the report submitted by
Bennington College and took the following action:
that the report submitted by Bennington College be accepted;
that the fifth-year interim report scheduled for consideration in Fall
2014 be confirmed;
that, in addition to the information included in all interim reports,
the institution continue to give emphasis to its success with the
matters identified in our letter of April 14, 2010, specifically:
1. ensuring financial stability, with particular attention to managing
debt, managing the tuition discount rate and reducing the gap
between net tuition revenue and operating expenses;
2. reducing deferred maintenance and completing renovations to
the campus;
3. implementing a comprehensive approach to the assessment of
institutional effectiveness, including the use of data to inform
planning and decision making;
4. implementing the Strategic Planning Framework;
that the comprehensive evaluation scheduled for Fall 2019 be
confirmed.
