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The dean of Temple University Rome is the new president of Allegheny College (PA), officials announced Tuesday.  Hilary Link, who becomes the college’s 22nd president, emerged in a search to succeed James Mullen, Jr., who is retiring after 11 years as president of the private college in Meadville. She takes office July 1.

Private colleges and universities will be allowed to create their own police departments, if Missouri lawmakers pass a proposed bill.  Leaders at College of the Ozarks (MO) support the proposed legislation, saying the change would only enhance student safety.

Hampshire College (MA) President Miriam E. Nelson announced that administrators were working to “find a long-term partner that can help us achieve a thriving and sustainable future for Hampshire. With the guidance and passion of Hampshire’s trustees we’ve begun a process to seek a strategic partnership to address the challenges we’ve faced as an under-endowed institution, really from our very first days. As we approach our 50th anniversary, and as Hampshire continues to have an impact on students and society, the trustees and I are absolutely determined to find the best way forward.”
 
Hampshire is part of a five-college consortium that was designed, in part, to limit its members’ operating costs which includes: Amherst College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.  The consortium allows students to take courses on any of the campuses, fosters joint academic programs, and offers transportation between the campuses.
 
Here is a round-up of news stories on the announcement:
 
Important Message from President Nelson
Hampshire.edu
 
Facing Financial Hardship, Hampshire College Looks to Merge
WGBH, Boston, MA
 
Hampshire College Puts Freshman Class in Doubt, Merger on the Table
The Boston Globe
 
Hampshire Struggles to Stay Afloat
Inside Higher Ed
 
In Massachusetts, the Market for Small, Liberal-Arts Colleges Is in Decline
The Chronicle of Higher Education
 
Hampshire College, Facing Financial Challenges, Weighs Whether to Enroll a New First-Year Class
The Washington Post
 
Hampshire College Concerns Spotlight Private College Challenges - Editorial
MassLive.com

 

An institution with large adult and online enrollments that calls itself the largest nonprofit independent college in Michigan is consolidating campuses as it tries to position itself for the future. Baker College is closing a campus in Flint Township and relocating its operations to Owosso, about 30 miles to the west. The college is also moving campuses in Allen Park, Auburn Hills and Clinton Township into a new flagship campus in the Detroit area, MLive reported.

As Radford University and the Jefferson College of Health Sciences (VA) continue working on a merger, a bill awaiting approval in the General Assembly would keep the plans on track for its anticipated July completion date.