SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NEWS STORIES

These items are listed in chronological order and are only some of the many that have appeared in the last several years. Their links still work, however, at the time of posting on this site.

Fundraising Effectiveness: Definition and Measurement at a Women's College, by Marcia Hoffman Comegno.  Ed.D. dissertation in Higher Education Administration, University of Pennsylvania, 2004. UMI Number 3137312; a free personal copy can be downloaded as a PDF file from ProQuest, if you have access through an academic library internet portal. [Not possible to link]

 A case study of three different fund-raising campaigns at R-MWC under three different Presidents, Spivey, Lorimer, and Bowman. At the time the dissertation was submitted, the last capital campaign was still in progress, but the similarities and significant differences with previous campaigns were nonetheless evident. This is interesting reading for any R-MWC alumna.

Anger over Coeducation Plan - Inside Higher Ed.com - Aug. 11, 2006
(note also the posted comments from readers)

Rebellion over Coeducation Plan - Inside Higher Ed.com - Sept. 6, 2006
(note also the posted comments from readers)

Searching for Students - and a Name - Inside Higher Ed.com - Oct. 27, 2006
(note also the posted comments from readers)

Challenges to Coed Decision Dismissed - Lynchburg News & Advance, Jan. 23, 2007

Staying Single Sex - Inside Higher Ed.com - March 5, 2007

Amid Controversy, Coeducation - Inside Higher Ed.com - Aug. 23, 2007
(note also the posted comments from readers)

Exacting Donors Reshape College Giving - The Washington Post, Sept. 4, 2007

A Small College, Painted Into a Corner:  Strapped Randolph College Weighs Sale of Its $100 Million Art Collection - The Washington Post, Sept. 19, 2007

A Southern College to Sell Prized Paintings - The New York Times, October 2, 2007

Randolph College Sends its Signature Bellows to Auction - CultureGrrl: Lee Rosenbaum's cultural commentary - Oct. 2, 2007

Right now, Randolph is not a peaceable kingdom -Blog of the Seven Hills - Oct. 2, 2007 - Columnist Darrell Laurant of the News & Advance in Lynchburg

A Shot Through the Art - NEWSWEEK - Oct 15, 2007
Randolph College needs cash, so it's selling some paintings. Some say the school is also selling its soul.

Foes of Randolph College Art Sale Go to Court - The Washington Post, Oct. 24, 2007

Court Blocks Va. College's Art Sale - The Washington Post, Nov. 17, 2007

Court Grants More Time to Opponents of Artwork Sale - Lynchburg News & Advance, Dec. 3, 2007

Randolph College Taken Off Accreditation Warning - Lynchburg News & Advance, Dec. 11, 2007

No Sale for Trustees: An Embattled College's Consignment Is Pulled from the Auction Block - Art and Antiques magazine, Feb, 2008, p. 23. (At the time of posting, the Feb. 2008 issue is not yet on line at www.artandantiquesmag.com )

Randolph College’s Art Sale Injunction Lifted - Lynchburg News & Advance, Feb. 15, 2008

Seven of 19 Plaintiffs Withdraw from Randolph College’s Maier Museum Paintings Case - Lynchburg News & Advance, Feb. 22, 2008

Randolph College Reports Spike in Donations - Lynchburg News & Advance, Feb. 25, 2008

Stay Informed on Randolph College - commentary by Jean Love Hammond '58 of Charlottesville in the Roanoke Times, March 2, 2008

Opponents of Randolph College Art Sale Drop Lawsuit - Lynchburg News & Advance, March 8, 2008

Dividing Lines - Roanoke Times, Sunday, March 30, 2008
They started as freshmen at a women's college and will graduate from a coed campus. This first year of transition for Randolph College was difficult for many students, but the school's future is looking brighter.

Virginia Supreme Court to hear Randolph College Coed Cases April 14 - Lynchburg News & Advance, March 31, 2008
See entries in the Timeline for additional coverage in April 2008.  [This earlier entry is now online:]

No Sale for Trustees: An Embattled College's Consignment Is Pulled from the Auction Block - Art and Antiques magazine, Feb, 2008.

Inside Art:  Tamayo's 'Trovador' Is Again Up for Sale - The New York Times, April 25, 2008

Students look back on eventful year at Randolph College - Lynchburg News & Advance, May 10, 2008

Randolph graduates final all-female class - Lynchburg News & Advance, May 11, 2008

Op-Ed: Why the rush to sell the Maier art? - Anne Yastremski - published May 13, 2008 in the Lynchburg News & Advance

Op-Ed: No rush, just the best time to bring it to market - John Klein and Lucy Hooper - published May 13, 2008 in the Lynchburg News & Advance

Our view on charitable giving:  Honor donors' intent - Editorial in USA TODAY, May 28, 2008

Tamayo painting sets Latin American auction record - AFP, May 29, 2008

Tamayo Painting Sells for $7.2 Million - The Associated Press, May 29, 2008

Student Pleads Guilty to Setting Fires  - WSET (ABC 13) in Lynchburg, June 5, 2008 (see Timeline for March 21, 2008)

Randolph case is different - Op-Ed response by Skip Kughn to USA TODAY editorial of May 28, published June 5, 2008 (following an Op-Ed by a Princeton VP)

Decision Looms on Randolph College, Art - Story broadcast on NPR's "All Things Considered" June 5, 2008

Opponents of Randolph Coed Policy Lose Appeals - The Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 7, 2008

Appraiser examines the sale of Randolph College painting - Lynchburg News & Advance, June 15, 2008