Higher Ed Consolidation Solutions Founder and Principal Brian Weinblatt was recently featured in an article published by Inside Higher Ed on challenging situations at Hampshire and Green Mountain Colleges. Hampshire College recently announced plans to not admit students for the upcoming fall semester. At Green Mountain College, a group called SaveGMC is working to raise funds to prevent the institution from closing.
Read MoreThe financial struggles of small and mid-sized colleges and universities is hardly newsworthy anymore. Especially in rural parts of the United States. These institutions are finding it harder and harder to attract and retain students, and thus continue the academic programs they have offered for years. The New York Times recently highlighted an example of these issues at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, with the article, Students in Rural America Ask, ‘What Is a University Without a History Major?’.
Read MoreEducation Dive maintains a listing of recently closed, merged and consolidated colleges and universities. While most have been in the for-profit sector, Education Dive reports that 20 non-profit liberal arts colleges and universities closed or merged between 2016-2018.
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