Furman General Counsel Green writes op-ed about university mergers

Furman University General Counsel Meredith Green ’05 (French and psychology) writes an opinion piece for University Business. In it, she argues that mergers and acquisitions in the academic space should be characterized as “transformations,” not as “last-ditch maneuvers by institutions already on the brink of closure,” she writes. “Sustainable mergers are anchored in a clear academic and educational value proposition and alignment. They may also capitalize on economies of scale and the strength of combined resources, but they do so for a reason: expanded or strengthened programs, improved student pathways, deeper regional or disciplinary impact,” she adds.

In summary, she writes, “The ultimate measure of any school’s success is not whether it preserves itself as it once was, but whether it better serves its students and society in the future. Mergers have the possibility to be a powerful tool to serve this purpose when they are understood as transformations, not transactions.”

In 2010, Green earned her J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law where she was executive editor of the Wake Forest Law Review and a member of the law honor society Order of the Coif.