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Villanova and Rosemont Announce Merger, Smaller Catholic Institution to Be Absorbed by 2028

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In what officials describe as a response to "the changing higher education landscape," Rosemont College and Villanova University have announced a merger agreement that will eventually see the smaller Catholic institution absorbed into its larger neighbor on Philadelphia's Main Line. Villanova University President Rev.

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How to stand out when recruiting stopped-out learners

University Business

The Ohio College Comeback Compact began in the summer of 2022 across eight partnering institutions : Cleveland State University, Cuyahoga Community College, Kent State University, Lakeland Community College, Lorain County Community College, Stark State College, The University of Akron and Youngstown State University.

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Penn State Built a Second Law School. Now, It’s Going Back to One.

Inside Higher Ed

The university built a $60 million law building on its flagship campus. A decade ago, Pennsylvania State University’s two law school campuses divorced, becoming two separately accredited entities. class of 2028 will attend the combined school, which will also be called Penn State Dickinson Law.

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Campus diversity is becoming difficult to measure as students keep their race and ethnicity hidden on college applications

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When the Supreme Court struck down race-based admissions at American colleges and universities just over a year ago, many predicted U.S. As higher education institutions begin reporting the racial makeup of the class of 2028—the first to be affected by the 2023 decision—the data is hard to interpret, confusing and inconclusive.

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Mississippi Bill Targets Three Colleges for Closure

Insight Into Diversity

A new cost-cutting bill proposed in the Mississippi Senate targets three state-funded higher education institutions for closure by June 20, 2028. Three historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are among the schools targeted by the bill. With only 22.8%

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Mississippi Bill Would Mandate 3 College Closures

Inside Higher Ed

A new bill in the Mississippi Legislature aims to close three state universities. The legislation—Senate Bill 2726—doesn’t specify the three, deferring that decision to the Institutions of Higher Learning, which oversees the state’s eight public universities.

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These 2 colleges avoided closings in March by merger, acquisition

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(Updated: April 2, 2025) With college closings expected to uptick over the next five years due to the demographic cliff, two small regional colleges avoided shutting their doors by merging with larger institutions. The college closings and mergers of 2025 Rosemont College (Penn.) Cornish College of the Arts (Wash.)

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