note on campus closures and mergers.

We have all heard a lot in the news recently about colleges and universities merging or closing. This is not a new phenomenon, and higher education certainly is not “going away”. Does it need to be constantly evolving, and traditionally move at a glacial pace? Absolutely, to both.

But looking over the list, none of colleges and universities who have merged or shuttered have really been a shock, at least not to date. Struggling, niche religious schools and for-profit schools dominate these lists.