Mergers & Collaboration

As more colleges look for financial lifelines, experts say the current rules are a barrier to mergers and bog down an already cumbersome process.

Florida lawmakers failed to pass a bill that would have transferred a University of South Florida satellite campus to New College of Florida but may take it up in budget talks.

Washington University in St. Louis plans to expand its health-care offerings through the acquisition of nearby University of Health Sciences...

Labouré College of Healthcare will shut down in August but some elements will live on; nearby Curry College plans to...

When Fontbonne University closed, we worked together to preserve—and ultimately innovate—its most distinctive academic program.

By Joseph M. Valenzano III et al.

January brought at least 100 layoffs and dozens of program cuts, a step down from a difficult December that saw hundreds of jobs cut due to both sector and institutional pressures.

Now, even in this profoundly divided time, some leaders are realizing their institutions can be better together.

By Rachel Toor

California College of the Arts will close by the end of the 2026–27 academic year amid enrollment declines that have...