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Inside Higher Ed
Mar 21, 2024
| 5 minute read
Struggling Cabrini University Appeals for Partnerships

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Inside Higher Ed
Aug 28, 2023
| 5 minute read
Feds Complicate College Mergers, With Possible Unintended Consequences

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Partnerships

Mar 27, 2023
| 4 minute read
The Transformational Partnerships Fund: 2022 Annual Report
By John MacIntosh

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Governance

Mar 19, 2023
| 60 minutes
If the Time Comes: Closing a College Wisely
Inside Higher Ed Webcast

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Inside Higher Ed
Feb 20, 2023
| 5 minute read
Is a Merger a Closure by Another Name?

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HIGHER ED DIVE
Feb 20, 2023
| 5 minute read
Merger Watch: Size matters for surviving the enrollment drop

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The Chronicle of Higher Education
Dec 5, 2022
| 7 minute read
The Edge: New Ideas Are Emerging to Help Strapped Colleges

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Governance

Dec 5, 2022
| 5 minute read
Learnings From Our Journey: From Creation to Acquisition 
By Deborah Hirsch and Peter Laipson

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Higher Ed Dive
Nov 14, 2022
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Merger Watch: Mergers in higher education are global. Here are lessons for US colleges.

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Governance

Nov 14, 2022
| 3 minute read
Higher Education Mergers: The Communication Must-Haves
By Gail Benner

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Inside Higher Ed
Nov 10, 2022
| 5 minute read
Struggling Cabrini University Appeals for Partnerships

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Inside Higher Ed
Oct 27, 2022
| 5 minute read
Montclair State and Bloomfield College Merge

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The Buffalo News
Aug 28, 2022
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Medaille and Trocaire realize that working together is working smarter

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Inside Higher Ed
Jun 10, 2022
| 5 minute read
A Crosstown Merger in Philadelphia

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Diverse: Issues In Higher Education
Jun 4, 2022
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Partnering to Success – The Future of HBCUs

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Governance

May 1, 2022
| 5 minute read
The Pivot Point: When Is It Time to Close?
By Judith R. Sizer

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Higher Ed Dive
Apr 11, 2022
| 5 minute read
How merger-curious colleges can find mission-aligned dance partners

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Partnerships

Mar 24, 2022
| 100 minutes
Three College Presidents Talk about Transformative Partnerships
YWMC Webinar

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Future U Podcast
Mar 23, 2022
| 41 minutes
Is Consolidation Coming?

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Partnerships

Jan 31, 2022
| 4 minute read
The Transformational Partnerships Fund: 2021 Annual Report
By John MacIntosh

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Inside Higher Ed
Oct 20, 2021
| 5 minute read
Without Financial Help, Bloomfield College Risks Closure

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Inside Higher Ed
Sep 24, 2021
| 5 minute read
The Road Not Taken

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Ithaka S+R
Sep 15, 2021
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Public College and University Consolidations: Implications for Equity

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Inside Philanthropy
Aug 20, 2021
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Funder spotlight: How The Kresge Foundation approaches higher ed

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The Business Journals
Aug 19, 2021
| 4 minute read
New college disclosures highlight years of enrollment declines, schools in distress heading into pandemic

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Inside Higher Ed
Aug 17, 2021
| 5 minute read
Pennsylvania Chancellor Speaks on Consolidation

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The Business Journals
Aug 15, 2021
| 6 minute read
Inside the deal: Saint Leo and Marymount California aim to reverse recent declines with merger

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Inside Higher Ed
Jun 18, 2021
| 4 minute read
Opinion: For Economic Recovery, Invest in Higher Education Transformation

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Governance

Jun 18, 2021
| 90 minutes
The Attorney General Can Be Your Ally in Transformation. Honestly!
TPF Webinar

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Colleges in Crisis

Jun 9, 2021
| 4 minute read
Promises to Keep: Marlboro’s Search for a Partner
By Kevin F. F. Quigley

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The Chronicle of Higher Education
Jun 9, 2021
| 7 minute read
The Edge: Partnerships Between Colleges

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Colleges in Crisis

May 26, 2021
| 6 minute read
Creating Student-Centered Closure Plans
By Laura A. De Veau, Ed.D.

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The Hechinger Report
May 23, 2021
| 10 minute read
Colleges face reckoning as plummeting birthrate worsens enrollment declines

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Partnerships

May 13, 2021
| 4 minute read
A Report from the Frontlines
By John MacIntosh

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Colleges in Crisis

Apr 28, 2021
| 6 minute read
Love Students: An Ethical Framework
By Sarah Birmingham Drummond

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The Business Journals
Apr 28, 2021
| 5 minute read
Higher Ed Salvation in the Land of Enchantment

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Governance

Apr 22, 2021
| 5 minute read
Mergers and vineyards: At what risk independence?
By Judith R. Sizer

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The Business Journals
Apr 19, 2021
EXPERT VIEW: An experienced hand on what colleges need to successfully merge

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The Key with Inside Higher Ed
Apr 7, 2021
| 44 minute listen
Podcast: Mergers and Other Transformational Partnerships

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Inside Philanthropy
Apr 6, 2021
| 7 minute read
With Universities Feeling Financial Pressure, an Initiative Looks to Spur Partnerships

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Governance

Apr 1, 2021
| 4 minute read
Of Boards and Budgets: Lessons Learned from Oglethorpe University
By Lawrence M. Schall

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The Business Journals
Mar 29, 2021
| 2 minute read
Becker College in Massachusetts to close following pandemic hit

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National Observer, Higher Education Edition
Mar 25, 2021
| 5 minute read
Expert View: Why college leaders are obsessing over retention, partnerships and mergers

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Forbes
Mar 19, 2021
| 4 minute read
New Fund Will Help Colleges Consider Possible Collaborations, Mergers

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Inside Higher Ed
Mar 18, 2021
| 2 minute read
New Fund Aims to Help Colleges Pay for Merger Explorations

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The Chronicle of Higher Education
Mar 17, 2021
| 7 minute read
The Edge: Could These New Grants End the Taboo Over Mergers and Partnerships?

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Mar 17, 2021
| 5 minute read
New Fund Encourages Institutions of Higher Education to Pursue Partnerships and Collaboration

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Colleges in Crisis

Mar 1, 2021
| 7 minute read
Why haven’t more colleges closed?
Chronicle of Higher Education

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Crosscut
Feb 24, 2021
| 5.5 minute read
Unemployment disrupts education for low-income college students

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Chronicle of Higher Education
Feb 24, 2021
| 6.5 minute read
More states turn to public-college mergers, but easy fixes may remain elusive

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Inside Philanthropy
Feb 17, 2021
| 7 minute read
“A very tough year.” Research confirms higher ed fundraisers’ worst fears about 2020

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Chronicle of Higher Education
Feb 17, 2021
| 7 minute read
The Edge: What’s different about this recession and why that matters to higher ed

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Forbes
Feb 15, 2021
| 6 minute read
University merger talks on the rise
Forbes

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National Student Clearinghouse Research Center
Dec 17, 2020
| 2 minute read
Current term enrollment estimates
National Student Clearinghouse Research Center

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Higher Ed Dive
Dec 17, 2020
| 3 minute read
Colleges enrolled nearly 500,000 fewer students this fall

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Chronicle of Higher Education
Nov 11, 2020
| 8 minute read
Is it time to consider a merger: How to navigate a difficult decision

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Brookings
Nov 2, 2020
| 8 minute read
The alarming rise in for-profit college enrollment
Brookings

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OregonLive
Sep 17, 2020
| 2.5 minute read
Willamette University to merge with struggling Pacific Northwest College of Art

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Chronicle of Higher Education
Jul 16, 2020
| 7 minute read
After a tough decade, Pennsylvania’s public colleges open the door to mergers

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Inside Higher Ed
May 26, 2020
| 5 minute read
10 predictions for higher education’s future

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Enrollment

May 7, 2020
The coronavirus enrollment crash: Five admissions leaders on the pandemic’s impact and what can be done about it
Chronicle of Higher Education

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Forbes
Apr 7, 2020
| 4 minute read
Why Covid-19 will kill 500 to 1000 colleges
Forbes

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New York Times
Oct 10, 2019
| 6 minute read
For some colleges, the best move is to merge