St. Louis University recently unveiled Pilgrim's Path, a 1.6 mile walking tour of the institution's north campus. The tour includes 19 locations on SLU's campus that depict the University’s Jesuit history and Catholic identity.
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Monday, March 11, 2024
Pilgrim's Path: Walking Tour of St. Louis University
St. Louis University recently unveiled Pilgrim's Path, a 1.6 mile walking tour of the institution's north campus. The tour includes 19 locations on SLU's campus that depict the University’s Jesuit history and Catholic identity.
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Southwestern Assemblies of God University is now Nelson University
Union College is now Union Commonwealth University
Union College in Barbourville, KY is changing its name to Union Commonwealth University. Union was founded in 1879 and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
Friday, March 1, 2024
Roxbury Community College 50th Anniversary
Roxbury Community College is marking the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1973. The institution is located in Boston, MA and currently enrolls 1,214 students.
You can visit the Roxbury website for more information.
Notre Dame College Announces Closure
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Eastern Kentucky University Celebrates Sesquicentennial
Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, KY is preparing to celebrate the sesquicentennial of its founding. You can read more in "Celebrating 150 Years of Teaching on The Campus Beautiful."
EKU is located on the campus of the former Central University was founded on September 22, 1874. "The first campus facility, the University Building, was constructed the same year. Central University merged with Centre College in 1901, leaving behind the eight buildings that made up the campus. After the Centre College merger was completed, the Kentucky General Assembly established the Eastern Kentucky State Normal School."
The name changed to Eastern Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College in 1922; to Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College in 1930; to Eastern Kentucky State College in 1948; then to Eastern Kentucky University in 1966.
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Jamestown Business College will no longer enroll new Students
Administrators of Jamestown Business College announced this week that the institution will no longer enroll students.
Jamestown Business College was located in Jamestown, NY and it was first opened in 1886 by E.J. Coburn.You can read more in two articles by Eric Tichy of the Jamestown Post-Journal, "Founded In 1886, Jamestown Business College Plans Closure" from February 2, 2024 and "Jamestown Business College Traces Roots To City’s Earliest Days" published February 3, 2024.
If you are interested in recent trends for closures, mergers, and acquisitions access College Closures since 2009 in the index at the right of any College History Garden page. There are separate tabs for non-profit closures, for-profit closures, and one for mergers and acquisitions. Each tab includes basic information for the institutions, i.e., Carnegie Classification, sector, accrediting agency, and the IPEDS unitid.