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In the 1970s, two tropical storms, [[Hurricane Agnes|Agnes]] in 1972 and [[Hurricane Eloise|Eloise]] in 1975, caused flood damage to low-lying buildings on campus.
Although it nearly closed its doors in 1979, a lawsuit organized by students, faculty, parents and an alumnae association succeeded in allowing the college to remain open, making it one of the few colleges to survive a scheduled closing.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/sweet-briar-college-staying-open-wilson-college-lawsuit-2015-3 |title = Alumnae are fighting to stop an imploding college from closing, and one court case could provide a 'legal roadmap' for them to do it| website=[[Business Insider]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CXLHze2XsPQC&q=wilson+college+phoenix&pg=PT42 | title=Changing Course: Reinventing Colleges, Avoiding Closure: New Directions for Higher Education, Number 156| isbn=978-1-118-27536-8| last1=Brown| first1=Alice W.| last2=Ballard| first2=Sandra L.| date=15 December 2011}}</ref> It subsequently adopted the [[phoenix (mythology)|Phoenix]] as its mascot, to symbolize the college's survival.
In 1982, Wilson began offering a continuing studies program (now known as the Adult Degree Program) to meet the needs of adults seeking post-secondary education. In 1996, the college was one of the first in the nation to offer an on-campus residential educational experience for single mothers with children.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cOKODgAAQBAJ&q=%22wilson+college%22++women+first&pg=PA354 | title=The Wiley Handbook of Early Childhood Development Programs, Practices, and Policies| isbn=978-1-118-93729-7| last1=Votruba-Drzal| first1=Elizabeth| last2=Dearing| first2=Eric| date=17 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1gJyPzLAx2cC&q=%22wilson+college%22++mothers+program&pg=PA171 |title = Colleges That Encourage Character Development: A Resource for Parents, Students, and Educators|isbn = 978-1-890151-28-7|last1 = Foundation|first1 = John Templeton|year = 1999}}</ref>
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