Partnerships/Mergers

How these 3 U.S. universities are democratizing study abroad access

While a typical semester abroad can require a student to fork over north of $15,000, this multi-layered partnership is allowing first-generation students to cross the pond at a fraction of the price.

The road to a bachelor’s degree: 7 ways to strengthen transfer pipelines

Strengthening community college and four-year college pipelines is critical to ensuring equitable student success in higher education, considering the large proportion of Black, Hispanic and other minority students enrolled at the two-year level, according to a new report from the Campaign for College Opportunity.

Another small Christian college turns over the reins of its university in a merger

Multnomah University (Ore.) will now be referred to as Multnomah Campus of Jessup University after becoming a satellite campus to the California-based institution.

Recent partnerships among colleges showcase how to beat being small

Institutions with fewer than 1,000 students are blending programs to strengthen their students' workforce readiness and circumvent roadblocks to meet the nation's healthcare shortage.

Institutions are blending K12 and higher ed to improve student equity. Here’s how

With affirmative action ending, blurring the line between both entities seems more critical than ever; higher education needs assurance the student body they are receiving is as diverse as it is prepared.

The 3 reasons this university’s acquisition of a for-profit institution is a good thing

A new acquisition by the University of Idaho will expand its academic offerings and student outreach amid higher education's sweeping demographic changes. 

Trocaire College, Medaille University acquisition agreement falls through

Despite selling six properties to Trocaire College worth nearly $2 million, Medaille University will not be acquired after all, placing its 148-year-old legacy in limbo.

This college celebrates its largest incoming class in 5 years after nearly merging

With 285 first-year students and 21 transfers, Hampshire College follows four years of improving enrollment since its nearly fatal 2019 crash.

The intricate, evolving and dizzying landscape of strategic college alliances

Mergers, acquisitions, partnerships—oh my! Alliances can be highly individualized depending on each institution's unique set of challenges. However, these trends can help explain what's going on.

“A win-win” merger: Trocaire College acquires Medaille University

Citing pandemic issues and poor enrollment numbers, Buffalo-based Medaille University marks another private school in the Northeast too financially strapped to continue operations. Instead of closing, however, they're merging.

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