Location: TMA Alabama, Birmingham, AL

As the cost of a college educations rises, enrollment in traditional 4-year schools is going down.

Over 300 small, historic colleges are currently facing extinction.

Since regulations prevent them from filing bankruptcy, many more distressed institutions, struggling under operating deficits and debt they can't service, are seeking a merger or someone to take over.

Fortunately, turnaround practitioners are coming up with new ways to deal with these challenges.

Our panel of experts will shed light on how this crisis was created and share some of the innovative solutions they're using to give hope to distressed institutions.