Mergers & Collaboration

Bloomfield College was lurching toward closure until Montclair State University stepped in. The presidents of both institutions reflect on the unlikely merger of a private college and a public university.

Vermont State University, a union of three struggling colleges, welcomed its first class last week. But with enrollment flagging, the impact of the merger remains uncertain.

After regulatory finessing, Antioch and Otterbein create partnership to widen student access to programs without compromising either institution’s mission. More partners are planned.

Numerous Indiana University employees will move to Purdue as the institutions dissolve their joint venture in Indianapolis. But many faculty members worry they’ll be left without tenure or a departmental home.

A debate in Wisconsin over the possibility of merging a two-year state institution with a two-year technical college highlights questions of realignment faced by public college systems across the country.