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A Messy Merger’s Unlikely Comeback

After a tumultuous launch, Vermont State University’s first-year enrollment grew 14 percent this fall. Is its recovery proof of concept for campus consolidation?

Gannon, Ursuline Explore Strategic Partnership

Ursuline College in Ohio and Gannon University in Pennsylvania—two Catholic institutions separated by less than 100 miles—announced Monday that they...

Temple Drops Plans for UArts Acquisition

Temple University will not acquire University of the Arts, which closed abruptly in June, backing off a potential merger opportunity...

UT San Antonio to Merge With UT Health Science Center

The University of Texas at San Antonio and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio will soon...
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Report Finds Higher Ed Sector Shrank by 2 Percent

Data from the National Center for Education Statistics shows that nearly 100 institutions closed between the 2022–23 and 2023–24 academic years.

Keystone College Plans to Merge With Fledgling Think Tank

Struggling Keystone College in Pennsylvania announced a merger agreement Friday with the Washington Institute for Education and Research (WIER), a...
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Lackawanna, Peirce Announce Plans to Merge

The two adult-oriented institutions in Pennsylvania hope that, by joining forces, they can expand their reach and access to higher education.

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A Decade After Scott Walker’s Bill, U of Wisconsin May See First Mass Layoff of Tenured Faculty

The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee’s proposal to ax its entire College of General Studies has faculty members wondering: What precedent will be set by the university actually using the power Republicans gave it?