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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 31, 2025
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.
University Business
MARCH 7, 2025
Hiring Michael Benson – West Virginia University Michael T. Benson, West Virginia University Michael Benson has large shoes to fill beginning in July when he steps in as president at West Virginia University, replacing veteran academic leader Gordon Gee, who heads into retirement. Downs – Campbell University (N.C.)
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University Business
APRIL 2, 2025
This page will be continuously updated as University Business monitors the changing landscape of college closings, mergers and acquisitions in the coming year and beyond. Villanova University announced on March 31 that it had entered a merger agreement with Rosemont College. Cornish College of the Arts (Wash.)
Economics and Change in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
New College of Florida is seeking a $400 million state investment over the next five years to help it boost enrollment and compete with other liberal arts colleges, a highly unusual amount for a public institution with roughly 700 students. The college had 669 students in 2022.
Susquehanna President's Blog
DECEMBER 31, 2022
million between 2026 and 2028 became foreshadowed as a consequence of the pandemic. Independent colleges and universities in Pennsylvania have seen enrollment declines ranging from 6% to 25% since 2019. Our main competitors are Temple, Pitt, Rutgers, the University of Delaware, and our number one competitor is Penn State.
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