A: This book was written to illuminate the very specific case of Wheelock College’s closure and merger into Boston University. We felt that the lessons we learned could be transportable to other contexts. Our goal was to provide a “Lessons for Leadership” section at the end of each chapter that would help the reader by providing questions or thoughts they might reflect on in thinking about their own contexts. One of the most important lessons for those considering a merger is that proactively planning for a merger requires bold leadership on the part of an institution’s Board of Trustees.