Muncie National Institute...Predecessor Of Ball Nation University

The Star Press of Muncie, IN featured an interesting article on March 20, 2015 focusing on Michael D. Kelly.  Kelly was president of Muncie Normal Institute in addition to later, Muncie National Institute, 2 of several attempts to render higher didactics inwards the metropolis inwards the slowly 1800's in addition to early on 1900's.   The belongings sat idle for a fourth dimension in addition to was ultimately acquired past times the Ball family, who donated it to the State of Indiana inwards 1918.  It served equally the foundation on which the electrical flow Ball State University was built.
The article past times Seth Slabaugh, is business office of a larger projection alongside many historical photographs honoring Muncie's sesquicentennial.


University Of Akron Considers Changes...Including A Possible Get Upward Change

A alter inward refer is 1 of several possibilities nether consideration at the University of Akron. The reporter, Karen Farkus inward an article for the Northeast Ohio Media Group on the Cleveland.com website, delves into the development of the establishment from it's founding inward 1870 every bit Buchtel College. For a time, it was a municipal academy before becoming role of the nation system.  An before post service on the links to the early history together with the transition to teach a municipal university

Farcus likewise includes links to other articles from U.S. News together with the New York Times exploring refer changes together with notes that changing names or merging tin move really emotional decisions. She comments that at that topographic point are those who even then believe it was a error later on near 5 decades get got passed to utilisation Case Western Reserve from the wedlock of Case Institute of Technology together with Western Reserve University.

Lessons From Sweetness Briar...A Reminder Of How Nosotros Produce Goodness From A Proficient Editorial Page

An editorial for Marion College...along amongst to a greater extent than recent closures at Saint Paul's College as well as Virginia Intermont College.  The institutions are instance of many other modest institutions that flourished for a fourth dimension earlier ultimately closing.  While fourth dimension volition say whether supporters of Sweet Briar volition endure able to opposite the determination of their board, it is of import to shout out upward that higher teaching dynamic amongst novel institutions ascent at the same fourth dimension that others close.  

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 minute editorial this forenoon on the spider web site of The News & Advance from Lynchburg, VA highlights the stories of iii individuals who are instance of many who convey served Sweet Briar over the years.
The 2 editorials reminded me of how much I appreciate expert journalism as well as the importance of the editorial component subdivision performed past times the media.

Sweet Briar College: Resources At The Cyberspace Archive

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 large publish of items from the Sweet Briar College Archives are available through the Internet Archive.  Sweet Briar College: Seven Decades, 1901-1971 past times Martha Vonbriesen in addition to Dorothy S. Vickery is an interesting house to start if you lot are unfamiliar alongside the history of the institution.

Other items include Almnae News, start alongside 1931, in addition to a publish of Bulletins of Sweet Briar College alongside announcements in addition to names of students, college catalogues, pupil handbooks, in addition to many other documents.
  



Sweet Briar College Announces It Volition Close

Karin Kapsidelis reported for the Richmond Times-Dispatch on March 3, 2015 roofing the announcement that Sweet Briar College volition closed at the cease of the academic year.
The annunciation caught a lot of people both within too exterior the Sweet Briar College community yesteryear surprise.  I notice it fascinating that the spider web traffic manifestly has swamped the Sweet Briar servers, equally they've taken to Facebook too other social media to denote plans for conference calls this evening.  A video message from President James F. Jones, Jr. tin endure viewed from an article at USA Today.



Tennessee Temple University...Closingin Chattanooga & Merging Alongside Piedmont International University


Tennessee Temple University of Chattanooga, TN announced on March 2, 2015 that it volition unopen too merge alongside Piedmont International University of Winston-Salem, NC.  Both institutions are Baptist.  You tin too run into an article on The Chattanoogan.com spider web site covering the announcement or notice an article past times Kevin Hardy too Alex Green on The Times-Free Press.com site that is accompanied past times a video report.


Midway College Inward Kentucky Announces Advert Change

Midway College announced that it volition driblet dead Midway University on July 1, 2015.  The establishment located inwards Midway, KY was founded equally Kentucky Female Orphan School inwards 1847 yesteryear medico Lewis L. Pinkerton.  The elevate was changed to Pinkerton High School together with Midway Junior College inwards 1942.  It became Midway College inwards 1978.  The top dog residential campus plan continues to piece of occupation equally a woman's college.