Gannon, Ursuline Explore Strategic Partnership

Ursuline College in Ohio and Gannon University in Pennsylvania—two Catholic institutions separated by less than 100 miles—announced Monday that they are exploring a strategic partnership. The two institutions have already approved a letter of intent, which officials said in a statement “is just one step in an 18- to 24-month process”; now the due diligence phase gets underway. Discussions have been ongoing since spring, according to Ursuline’s website. Gannon also has a campus in Florida, which means the new institution would be spread across three states.