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The Anglo-American College in Prague (AAC) was started in 1991, shortly after the Velvet Revolution ushered in the Czech Republic''s new era of independence and market-driven competitiveness. By 1993, poor management and conflicts threatened the college''s existence. This case chronicles AAC''s turnaround from 1994 through 1996 and highlights the pulling together of the administration, faculty, and students to save the college. The hiring of a new administrative director and the acquisition of a permanent building brought renewed enthusiasm and cohesiveness among the faculty and students. Aggressive fund-raising efforts enabled AAC to re-open its doors with better equipment, a library, and computers. The deft negotiations skills of AAC''s new administrative director are contrasted with his secretive and controlling management style. As further management difficulties prompt another round of faculty and student unrest, the executive committee is called upon to decide how to handle the conflicts between the faculty and the director who had been so pivotal in AAC''s turnaround just 2 years earlier.