Tarkio, Missouri Together With Blair, Nebraska...Sharing A Mutual Bond Later On Colleges Close

"Tarkio together with Dana: ii unopen colleges," reflects fantabulous reporting past times Katie Rohman, Managing Editor of the Washington County Pilot-Tribune & Enterprise inward Blair, Nebraska equally she contrasts the province of affairs facing her community amongst the closing of Dana College together with that of Tarkio, Missouri, later Tarkio College unopen inward 1992.

Rohman traveled to Tarkio for interviews amongst alumni together with supporters.  Her article includes extensive comments from Robert Hughes who is serving equally president of Tarkio College together with leads an endeavour to reopen the institution.

Cities In Addition To Colleges Inwards Territorial Nebraska

The Nebraska State Historical Society offers a .pdf of Ann Wilhite's "Cities together with Colleges inwards the Promised Land: Territorial Nebraska, 1854-1867," published inwards the Nebraska History mag inwards 1986.  Wilhite provides an interesting review of the founding of early on colleges inwards the terra firma amongst the social together with economical context supporting the diverse initiatives.  Her appendix includes an alphabetical listing of all the somebody institutions amongst brief sketch that includes dates, founders, together with whatever denominational ties.  Her terminate notes likewise include an extensive listing of useful references.

The newspaper likewise includes several historical images, including this photograph of Nebraska University, Fontanelle that operated from 1856-1872.

A Town Struggles To Uncovering Choice Uses For Campus Of A Unopen College

Katie Rohman, managing editor of the Washington County Enterprise in addition to Pilot Tribune has several interesting articles where she interviews diverse people involved amongst efforts to prepare the campus of the quondam Dana College inwards Blair, Nebraska.  

Rohman in addition to her papers for certain deserve commendation for their reporting over the by duet of years in addition to their service to the community struggling to bargain amongst the reality of their situation.  The latest articles,"Interest inwards Dana campus remains," in addition to "Dana's developer speaks out," highlight the difficulties of marketing in addition to maintaining a campus.

You tin too review previous posts on the  since the July 2010 proclamation that Dana would close:

• Midland University volition no longer invention to role campus of quondam Dana College [from March 19, 2016]
• Midland University Considers Purchase of Dana College Property (NE) [from Apr 27, 2013]
• Dana College #3 and Dana College #2 [from July 13, 2010]
• Dana College [from July 1, 2010]

Grand Isle College (Nebraska)

An interesting article past times Jim McKee inward the Apr 8, 2012 consequence of the Lincoln Journal-Star offers a history of Grand Island College.  The Baptist establishment unopen inward 1931.