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Concordia College Alabama Volition Close

The Selma Times-Journal published this calendar week that, "Concordia College Alabama to unopen at the destination of jump semester."  Reporter Blake Deshazo visited with Dr. James Lyons, main transition officeholder together with interim president for the college, who had shared the intelligence alongside faculty, staff, together with students on Wednesday.  Concordia is a historically dark Lutheran College alongside to a greater extent than or less 400 students.

Deshazo of The Times-Journal previously reported the establishment was facing fiscal pressure level on February 6, 2018 that "Concordia College inwards necessitate of investors to stay open."

The establishment was founded every bit Alabama Lutheran Academy & College inwards 1922.  Alabama Luther College graduated its outset course of pedagogy of 4 women inwards 1926, only discontinued the college computer program for a fourth dimension during the Depression together with it was renamed Alabama Lutheran Academy.  College coursework was added dorsum together with the lift changed to Alabama Lutheran Academy together with College.   Then inwards 1981, the lift was changed to Concordia College.

Concordia received accreditation every bit an associate-degree granting establishment yesteryear the Southern Association of Colleges together with Schools (SACS) inwards 1983. In 1994, SACS granted Concordia accreditation every bit a bachelor’s aeroplane granting institution. Concordia continued to grow together with inwards 2010 it acquired the belongings of the United Methodist Children’s Home, expanded the size of the campus from 22 acres to 57, also every bit adding additional housing together with historic buildings.

If you lot are interested inwards recent trends for closures, mergers,and acquisitions access College Closures since 2009 in the index at the correct of any  page.  There are carve upward tabs for non-profit closures, for-profit closures, together with 1 for mergers together with acquisitions.  Each tab includes basic information for the institutions, i.e., Carnegie Classification, sector, accrediting agency, together with the IPEDS unitid.

Snapshot Of Dark Higher Pedagogy Inwards The 1920S

The USA Bureau of Education organized an extensive study of dark colleges together with universities that is available at no accuse every mo a .pdf, "Survey of Negro Colleges together with Universities, Bulletin 1928, No. 7," on the ERIC website.  

physician Arthur J. Klen, master copy of the Division of Higher Education, served every mo the managing director for the survey amongst cooperation of seventy-nine higher pedagogy institutions, 19 acre departments, together with several church building foundations or educational boards.  Data gathering included visits to the institutions together with the written report presents a detailed moving painting of life on the campuses through text together with tables.  The survey for sure serves every mo an authoritative source of information on dark higher pedagogy inwards the 1920s.

History Of Hbcus: Article Together With Podcast At American Radioworks

American RadioWorks featured several podcasts equally purpose of their Living Legacy serial on Black Colleges inward the 21st Century.  Samara Freemark authored a post on their website to accompany the segment on "The history of HBCUs inward America" that includes links to the podcasts on iTunes.

Storer College Alumni Assemble To Accolade The Institution's Legacy

H5N1 report on the annual alumni gathering at the site of Storer College inwards Harpers Ferry, WV was published past times The Washington Post on Oct 22, 2015.  Stephanie Shapiro captures the emotional ties of alumni to their old establishment that unopen inwards 1955.  She too highlights the efforts of alumni together with the National Park Service to protect the legacy of those who served Storer or attended equally students.

H5N1 previous post service on the includes links to a collection of historical photographs, the National Park brochure for Storer College, together with a dissertation focused on the institution's history past times Dawne R. Burke.

Development Planned For Site Of One-Time Leland College


An article past times Olivia McClure inward The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana focuses on efforts to convey novel life to site of the old Leland College inward Louisiana that shut inward 1960 subsequently 110 years of service to the percentage grooming pastors too teachers. The endeavor underscores the emotional purpose institutions play inward the lives of people they serve too how their sites are oftentimes sacred places that people experience compelled to preserve.

 An before ship service from final twelvemonth highlighted an endeavor to opened upward a museum devoted to Leland College too includes to a greater extent than historical information nigh the institution.  

A Novel Twenty-Four Sixty Minutes Catamenia Dawns For Morris Brownish College

Rodney Carmichael reported March 27, 2015 on the word that the reorganization invention offered past times Morris Brown College was accepted together with the institution volition move emerging from Chapter xi bankruptcy.  Statements from the chair for the Board of Trustees, Rt. Rev. doc Preston W. Williams II together with from the institution's president, Dr. Stanley J. Pritchett, Sr., are available on the Morris Brown website.

Mary Holmes College: 10Th Anniversary Of The Closing

Andrew Hazzard reports for The Dispatch on the read an before post on the that in addition to highlighted the institution.

Buard History Trail Features Wiley College As Well As Bishop College Inward Marshall, Tx

An Bishop College moved to Dallas, TX inward 1961 together with ultimately unopen inward 1988.

The documentary on the Buard History Trail is available on YouTube inward 2 segments.  Part 1-A Field Trip Through History includes images of Wiley together with Bishop College together with their founders.  
Part 2-Eyewitnesses to History focuses on a local instructor together with historian, Rebecca Buard, together with community efforts to exercise the driving trail that bears her name.



President Of Saint Paul's College Recognized

Millard D. 'Pete" Stith Jr. is previous post inwards May 2014 links to an splendid video that features an interview amongst Stith together with images of the campus.

Historical Marking For Okolona College (Ms)

Lena Mitchell has an article from July 27, 2014 on the djournal.com spider web site roofing the unveiling of a roadside marking commemorating the history of Okolona College inward northern Mississippi.
Mitchell writes that, "Nellie Minor Adams, a graduate of the high schoolhouse inward 1945 together with the college inward 1947, read the inscription from the historical marker:  The Okolona Normal together with Industrial School was founded inward 1902 past times doc Wallace A. Battle. It educated African-Americans through high schoolhouse together with provided industrial preparation for immature adults. At its peak the school’s enrollment topped 200 students annually. In 1921, the schoolhouse became affiliated amongst the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi together with a fellow member of the American Church Institute for Negroes. The schoolhouse changed its cite to Okolona College inward 1934 together with shut inward 1965.”
See an before post service on the amongst links to photographs together with other resources.

Wilberforce Academy (Oh)

Charlie Tyson authored a postal service for Inside Higher ED on June 30, 2014 providing context for the problems confronting Wilberforce University.

Wilberforce Academy (Oh)

Charlie Tyson authored a postal service for Inside Higher ED on June 30, 2014 providing context for the problems confronting Wilberforce University.

Wilberforce Academy (Oh) Receives Abide By From Hlc


Arundi Venkayya reported June 25, 2014 on the WHIO spider web site that Wilberforce University received a "Show-Cause" guild from the Higher Learning Commission this week.



An before article yesteryear Afi-odelia E. Scruggs on the Eye on Ohio spider web site provides a detailed description of problems Wilberforce faced this yesteryear fall.

Wilberforce Academy (Oh) Receives Abide By From Hlc


Arundi Venkayya reported June 25, 2014 on the WHIO spider web site that Wilberforce University received a "Show-Cause" guild from the Higher Learning Commission this week.



An before article yesteryear Afi-odelia E. Scruggs on the Eye on Ohio spider web site provides a detailed description of problems Wilberforce faced this yesteryear fall.

Civil Rights Inwards Pedagogy Heritage Trail (Va)


The Civil Rights inwards Education Heritage Trail offers 41 sites on a self-guided driving tour inwards due south fundamental Virginia. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 brochure alongside map in addition to brief details for each site is available every bit a .pdf for download.

Among the institutions of higher didactics in that place are:

Civil Rights Inwards Pedagogy Heritage Trail (Va)


The Civil Rights inwards Education Heritage Trail offers 41 sites on a self-guided driving tour inwards due south fundamental Virginia. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 brochure alongside map in addition to brief details for each site is available every bit a .pdf for download.

Among the institutions of higher didactics in that place are:

Presiding Over A College's Lastly Days, An Interview

The Chronicle has an first-class announced it volition last closing inwards 2013.

Presiding Over A College's Lastly Days, An Interview

The Chronicle has an first-class announced it volition last closing inwards 2013.

Turmoil At St. Augustine Academy Inwards Raleigh, Nc


An April 2, 2014 article yesteryear Jane Stancill for the the Raleigh, NC News & Observer highlighted fiscal problems facing St. Augustine University together with a formal asking for information issued yesteryear the the Southern Association of Colleges together with Schools’ Commission on Colleges.

 Stancill likewise reported on the firing of Angela Haynes, vice president of delineate of piece of job concern together with finance, on Thursday, March 3, 2014.


Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 previous article written yesteryear Stancill on Feb 14, 2014 covered issues arising inward a fiscal audit together with a $3 i yard one thousand spend upwards inward cyberspace revenue.

 St. Augustine began equally a normal schoolhouse alongside a technical together with trade-related program.  The establishment adopted a liberal arts curriculum together with the get upwards changed to Saint Augustine’s School inward 1893.  It became Saint Augustine’s Junior College inward 1919, the starting fourth dimension twelvemonth inward which post secondary teaching was offered.  A four-year programme was offered inward 1927 together with the next twelvemonth it was renamed Saint Augustine’s College.  The get upwards changed changed i time again to Saint Augustine's University inward 2012.

Mary Holmes Seminary (Ms)...A History At Hbcustory

Pamela Foster posted a fascinating history of Mary Holmes Seminary at HBSCUStory.  The establishment was founded inwards Jackson, MS inwards 1892 every 2nd Mary Holmes Seminary to prepare immature women.  The edifice was destroyed past times burn downwardly inwards 1897 together with was rebuilt inwards West Point, MS.  Mary Holmes became coeducational inwards 1932.  It was affiliated amongst the Presbyterian Church together with subsequently struggling financially trustees voted to suspend operations for autumn 2003.
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