Virginia women’s school endures with new leadership and alumnae donations, but cost pressures remain.

The Wall Street Journal reports.

Sweet Briar College Marks One Year of Survival After Closure Scare

Students and staff at Sweet Briar College prayed, rang bells and planted two sweet briar rose bushes Thursday, marking a somewhat awkward anniversary: It had been a year since administrators announced the tiny women’s college in Virginia would close.

“In recognition of saving Sweet Briar College,” reads a plaque by the flowers. “Roses still bloom.”

After administrators said closure was the only option amid “insurmountable…