Mergers & Collaboration

As the president of a university that is the result of two consolidations many decades ago, Mark Burstein offers some perspective to institutional leaders today.

Move comes after the tiny Vermont college failed to merge with University of Bridgeport.

Mergers are “one more tactical arrow in a strategic quiver,” according to authors of new book offering practical advice on higher ed M&A.

Far too many campuses don’t make it a priority to immediately deal with what they know can be impending disaster, argues Susan Resneck Pierce.

Roosevelt University plans to acquire Robert Morris University in Chicago as a shrinking market bears down on the private nonprofit institutions.

Marlboro College and University of Bridgeport drop plans to merge. Marlboro says it's optimistic about finding another partner.

As peers around it shut their doors, Vermont's Marlboro College will become part of the larger, healthier University of Bridgeport.

Chad Raymond reviews the colleges that have closed in recent years and suggests a financial indicator of those who may do so in the future.