The presidents of Drexel and Salus Universities announced Tuesday that they will proceed with a merger of the two institutions and will aim to have it take effect next summer.
The boards of both institutions have given approval, pending the necessary regulatory approvals, including consideration by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the accrediting body.
The two colleges said in April that they were exploring “an affiliation” that would link the schools’ graduate health sciences education and clinical practice programs.
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