2026 Higher Education Liberal Arts 
University Business
DECEMBER 16, 2024
Chances are closings will continue to uptick as higher education braces for the expected demographic cliff. Centuries of serving higher education erased. The two CSU System campuses will be fully integrated by fall 2026 , and Maritime Academy will be renamed Cal Poly, Solano Campus.
University Business
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
Despite the collaborative efforts of the entire Northland family, we no longer have the resources needed to navigate the economic and demographic storms endangering small, liberal arts institutions today, said Ted Bristol, chair of the college’s board of trustees. Centuries of serving higher education erased.
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Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
William & Mary has long had a liberal arts orientation and strong tradition of shared governance. The COVID-19 pandemic, concern over financial stabilization, and changes in public attitudes toward higher education have all created the need to rethink the missions and values of William & Mary.
University Business
APRIL 2, 2025
Despite the collaborative efforts of the entire Northland family, we no longer have the resources needed to navigate the economic and demographic storms endangering small, liberal arts institutions today, said Ted Bristol, chair of the college’s board of trustees. Centuries of serving higher education erased.
Higher Education Inquirer
FEBRUARY 20, 2022
Corinthian Colleges , ITT Educational Services , and Education Management Corporation were three large for-profit chains to close. Small private liberal arts schools and regional universities also experienced losses. More folks were moving into the growing educated underclass. Elements of College Meltdown 2.0
Economics and Change in Higher Education
JANUARY 12, 2023
Birmingham-Southern College, a private liberal arts institution in Alabama, faces financial ruin and cannot stay open past May without new funding, according to state legislators. Thus far, Coleman “has secured firm commitments from hundreds of private donors” totaling $45 million toward a $200 million goal by May of 2026.
Susquehanna President's Blog
DECEMBER 31, 2022
State of Play 2023 The state of higher education seems to live near a precipice, and as we enter a new year, many of us are clinging to the edge. In the final weeks of 2019, I posted what I believed were the eight leading threats to higher education. 2026 “Demographic Cliff” 6. At the time they were: 1.
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