New Documentary Highlights Hbcus: Nation Them Nosotros Are Rising

Stanley Nelson's newest documentary premiered today at the Sundance Film Festival. The cinema highlights the business office HBCUs accept played inwards the rising of African-Americans as well as their families—from slavery to introduce day. It sounds similar an interesting cinema for ers.  A short teaser is available on vimeo.

Remembering St. Genevieve-Of-The-Pines College Inward Asheville, Nc

The Asheville (NC) Citizen-Times published an article inwards early on Jan that coincided amongst the anniversary of the opening St. Genevieve-of-the-Pines inwards 1908.  The establishment was operated yesteryear the Religious of Christian Education as well as served boarding as well as twenty-four hours students.  Collegiate programs were added afterwards 1912 through St. Genevieve-of-the-Pines College.  The elevate changed to St. Genevieve Junior College which operated from 1930 until 1955.  A School for Secretaries as well as then continued until 1980 as well as the campus was sold to endure used yesteryear Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.

Rob Neufeld's weblog post, "Memories of St. Genevieve's inhabit Ivy Building," from several years agone includes to a greater extent than insights into the institution's history.  He besides offers a link to an involvement brusk video of quondam students sharing their memories.

St. Genevieve's ultimately merged amongst Carolina Day School that maintains several spider web pages devoted to the history of St. Genevieve College.

Vantage College Inwards Texas Announces Closure

KVIA-TV inwards El Paso, TX reports that Vantage College is closing.  The establishment was founded inwards 2006 equally Excel Learning Center inwards El Paso.  At the fourth dimension of closing, Vantage operated sites inwards Austin, San Antonio, in addition to El Paso.  Total enrollment was to a greater extent than or less 300 students.

The Vantage College website besides offers a statement regarding the closure.

If y'all are interested inwards recent trends for closures, access College Closures since 2009 in the index at the correct of any  page.  There are split tabs for non-profit in addition to for-profit closures.  Each tab includes basic data for each institution, i.e., Carnegie Classification, sector, accrediting agency, in addition to the IPEDS unitid.

Canton College: Brief History Of An Early On Illinois Institution

A brief history of Canton College inwards Canton, IL is offered inwards "The forgotten history of Canton's starting fourth dimension College," on Jan 7, 2017 yesteryear the Pontiac Daily Leader.  Canton College operated from 1835 until 1843.

JSTOR besides offers a periodical article alongside to a greater extent than details well-nigh the institution, "Canton College: An Early Attempt at Higher Education inwards Illinois," written by Mildred Eversole, J. Wright together with N. W. Dewey for the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Vol. 34, No. iii (Sep., 1941), pp. 334-343.  The article concludes alongside the text of a missive of the alphabet written yesteryear a faculty fellow member inwards 1838 together with it provides a fascinating glimpse of the life of a instructor for a struggling institution.  

A Couplet Of Mergers Approved Past Times The Ga Board Of Regents This Week

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved a twain of mergers on Jan 11, 2017.  Georgia Southern University as well as Armstrong State University volition merge as well as role the refer of Georgia Southern University.  Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College as well as Bainbridge State College volition merge as well as retain the refer of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

• Abraham Baldwin AgriculturalCollege founded inwards 1908 is located inwards Tifton, GA as well as enrolls over 3,200 students.
• Armstrong State University was founded inwards 1935 as well as serves 7,100 students at its psyche campus inwards Savannah as well as a regional middle inwards Hinesville.
• Bainbridge State College inwards Bainbridge, GA was founded inwards 1970 as well as serves 3,700 students.
• Georgia Southern University inwards Statesboro, GA was founded inwards 1906 as well as currently serves 20,673 students.  

Fisk Academy History Is Featured On All Things Considered

The history of Fisk University inwards Nashville was featured inwards an interesting iv infinitesimal segment, "Fisk University Works to Move Past Cash-Strapped History," on All Things Considered inwards early on January.  The establishment was founded inwards 1866 too is affiliated amongst the United Church of Christ.

You tin besides watch the Fisk University website for a page that offers brief historical sketches too a disclose of interesting images of the campus too students.

Valuable Insights From Those Involved Amongst Closing Colleges

Rick Seltzer's article for Inside Higher Ed, "Closing Out a College," provides a detailed in addition to valuable await at several institutions in addition to the difficulties their trustees in addition to staff faced every bit they prepared for closure.  Seltzer focused on 3 institutions.  Two accept closed, Virginia Intermont College in addition to Dowling College.  And piece the details of the almost closure in addition to rebirth of the tertiary establishment accept been widely covered, I appreciated the insights of MD Phillip Stone, Sweet Briar's president, every bit he reflected on their unique situation.  

The article's comment department likewise included several of import notes clarifying why struggling independent colleges are no longer able to reorganize using the bankruptcy protection of the courts.  Michael Goldstein included a link to an article, "Bankruptcy Benefits," that he co-authored on the theme for the September / Oct 2016 outcome of AGB's Trusteeship magazine.

Early History Of Depaul University

Jane Connelly's shipping service for the DePaul Newsline, "From College to University: DePaul's Christmas Charter," focuses on the 1907 transition equally St. Vincent's College changed its bring upwardly to DePaul University.  St. Vincent's initially opened inward 1898.

DePaul's Digital Heritage Collections besides offering an extensive diverseness of historic photographs too other publications.

Sage College Inward California Has Closed

The San Diego Union-Tribune reported today that Sage College amongst campuses inwards Moreno Valley too San Diego has closed.  The for-profit establishment enrolled around 250 students too offered a curriculum designed to ready courtroom reporters.

The Sage spider web site includes a closure notification too a few links to other closure-related resources.