Broadwater said the school faces some financial challenges, but added that most higher education institutions face similar challenges in the current economic downturn.

He also said he has had informal discussions with College of Charleston President George Benson about ways in which the two schools might collaborate to create a center of excellence for preservation in Charleston.

“We bounced ideas around,” Broadwater said. But there were no formal offers made for the College of Charleston to take over the building arts college, he said.

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/apr/28/professors-sue-over-owed-wages/