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At-risk colleges should do what's best for students, alumni, donors, employees – and local communities

  • Written by Genevieve Shaker, Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI
The College of New Rochelle closed in 2019.DanTD, CC BY-SA

The College of New Rochelle closed in 2019, more than a century after its founding as New York’s first Catholic women’s college. The announcement left students scrambling to figure out what to do. The college’s land and buildings were sold for US$32 million, most of which...

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