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University Of N Carolina At Chapel Loma Prepares For 225Th Anniversary

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is preparing to celebrate the 225th anniversary of its founding commemorating when William Richardson Davie seat the cornerstone of Old East, becoming the kickoff populace academy inwards America on Oct 12, 1793.  You tin view the Campaign for Carolina spider web pages for a timeline, links to profiles of many Tar Heels, as well as information of various iconic locations as well as buildings on the campus. 

University Of N Carolina At Chapel Loma Prepares For 225Th Anniversary

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is preparing to celebrate the 225th anniversary of its founding commemorating when William Richardson Davie seat the cornerstone of Old East, becoming the kickoff populace academy inwards America on Oct 12, 1793.  You tin view the Campaign for Carolina spider web pages for a timeline, links to profiles of many Tar Heels, as well as information of various iconic locations as well as buildings on the campus. 

Harrison College Closes

Harrison College abruptly closed final week.  Harrison was headquartered inwards Indianapolis as well as offered programs through 10 sites inwards Indiana: Anderson, Columbus, Elkhart, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis (3), Lafayette, as well as Terre Haute.  Two additional sites inwards Morrisville, NC as well as Grove City, OH volition likewise close.

The history of Harrison College is traced to Marion, IN as well as Marion Business College that began functioning inwards the 1890s.  Marion Business College served every bit the initial establishment inwards 1902 for what afterwards became known every bit Indiana Business College.  Logansport Business College was purchased as well as Kokomo Business College was begun inwards 1902. IBC grew inwards the early on 20th century to include other schools that operated nether their respective names or collectively every bit IBC: Municie Business College, Anderson Business College, Columbus Business College, Richmond Business College, Lafayette Business College, Crawfordsville Business College, Washington Business College, Newcastle Business College, Vincennes Business College, as well as Central Business College inwards Indianapolis. The name changed to Harrison College inwards 2009.

WSYX-TV inwards Columbus, OH reported, "Students outraged Harrison College closing without warning," as well as WISH-TV of Indianapolis posted, "Harrison College to unopen after 116 years."

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 dissever tabs for non-profit closures, for-profit closures, as well as i for mergers as well as acquisitions.  Each tab includes basic information for the institutions, i.e., Carnegie Classification, sector, accrediting agency, as well as the IPEDS unitid.

Nursing Instruction Inward N Carolina: Yearbooks Together With Other Resources From Digitalnc

A diversity of pupil yearbooks are forthwith available inward the North Carolina College as well as University Yearbooks collection at DigitalNC.  Brief descriptions of resources for iii nursing as well as wellness sciences institutions were posted on the Digital North Carolina Blog along amongst links to the respective collections.
The Cabarrus College of Health Sciences collection includes yearbooks from 1948-2005.  The establishment was founded inward 1942 equally Cabarrus County Hospital School of Nursing.  The advert changed to the Louise Harkey School of Nursing inward 1992 as well as the electrical current advert was adopted inward 1996 afterward expansion of academic programs.
 The Mercy School of Nursing collection includes yearbooks from 1948-1998.  The Mercy Hospital School of Nursing was founded past times the Sisters of Mercy.  It was acquired past times Carolinas Healthcare inward 1995 as well as ultimately unopen inward 2016.
The Rex Hospital School of Nursing Collection includes yearbooks from 1923-1974, photographs, scrapbooks, brochures, programs, as well as other items.  king Hospital School of Nursing operated inward Raleigh from 1894-1974.

University Of N Carolina Greensboro Celebrates 125Th Anniversary

The University of North Carolina Greensboro is celebrating the 125th anniversary of its founding inwards 1892.  Initially established equally the State Normal in addition to Industrial School, it became the State Normal in addition to Industrial College inwards 1897.  The refer changed to North Carolina College for Women inwards 1919 in addition to to the Women's College of the University of North Carolina inwards 1932.   The end refer alter to the University of North Carolina-Greensboro occurred inwards 1963.

UNCG offers an extensive laid upward of web pages devoted to the anniversary in addition to institutional history.  There are split upward pages devoted to anniversary events in addition to diverse aspects of campus life.  H5N1 .pdf of the 125th anniversary number of the UNCG Magazine is too available that includes many images in addition to details related to institutional history.

Online History Of Unc Charlotte's Lee College Of Technology Scientific Discipline

The University of North Carolina Charlotte spider web site offers an extensive online history of the Lee College of Engineering.  The pages encompass a catamenia from 1946 - 2015 together with depict from archival records together with numerous personal interviews.  The endeavor coincides amongst the 50th anniversary of the college.

Black Mount College Featured Inward The Wall Street Journal

The Oct 6, 2015 Wall Street Journal includes an fantabulous article yesteryear Carol Kino, "Return to Black Mountain College."  The article equally good includes 22 images of the campus, students, too illustration plant of art.  Kino equally good notes that the show, Leap Before You Look: Black Mountain College, 1933–1957, is opening this calendar month at Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art.

Leap Earlier You Lot Look, Upcoming Mass On Dark Mount College From Yale Press


The Yale Press is offering a brusk preview of a forthcoming mass on Black Mountain College past times Helen Molesworth, principal curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.  Leap Before You Look, promises a dynamic novel await at the legendary Black Mountain College.  

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.


Catholic Higher Didactics Inwards The American South, 1830-1930

Kathryn Mary Wrightson's 2003 Ph.D. dissertation for the University of Georgia, Toward a History of Catholic Higher Education inwards the American South:  Essays on Sources in addition to Context, is available for those interested inwards the history of southern colleges.  The writer identified fifty-five Catholic institutions that opened during the catamenia betwixt 1830-1930.  Ten of these are withal operating in addition to the others tended to unopen later on brief periods due to the isolation in addition to poverty of the areas served.

 Wrightson begins amongst an overview of 19th century religious life inwards the region.  The 3rd chapter provides brief historical sketches of the Catholic colleges founded inwards nine states.  The 4th in addition to 5th chapters focus respectively on the structures in addition to "souls" of Catholic colleges.  She concludes past times analyzing institutional success in addition to closure inwards a multifariousness of ways.  Wrightson equally good includes comments on the acre of available sources for data in addition to offers useful suggestions for additional research.

A Novel History Of Dark Mount College (Nc) Is Published

H5N1 novel history of post on the Appalachian History blog.

Black Mountain College was operated nigh Asheville from 1933-1956 inwards Black Mountain, NC.  The history of the establishment is fascinating together with has attracted a issue of authors over the years.  A previous post service on this weblog highlighted an article past times Mary Emma Harris inwards Artes magazine.  I too encourage those interested to notice a re-create of the documentary, Fully Awake:  Black Mountain Experience.

North Carolina Nursing History

Appalachian State University hosts a release of pages devoted to North Carolina Nursing History.  The site includes essays on nursing education, oral histories, timeline, bibliographies, as well as links to other resources.

The Vision Revisited: A History Of Meredith College 1971-1998

The Vision Revisited: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 History of Meredith College 1971-1998 by Carolyn C. Robinson is available through the Internet Archive inward a multifariousness of formats.  Copies are likewise available for buy through AbeBooks.com.

 Robinson's majority builds on an before operate by Mary Lynch Johnson, A History of Meredith College, 2d edition that was published inward 1972. 

Liberal Arts Colleges Inwards The South: Representative Report Analysis Of Recent Strategic Decisions

The September 2014 effect of Business Officer includes an interesting article past times Michael Horan, "The Upside of Strategic Discipline."  The article focuses on issues faced past times Sewanee: The University of the South in addition to Oglethorpe University during the past times decade.  The September effect is non currently visible on the NACUBO spider web site in addition to thus you lot volition require to discovery a campus trace organization officeholder or other administrator who has a subscription.

Horan uses a representative written report approach in addition to identifies a number of fundamental lessons.  I especially appreciate his determination that the "...lack of an 'endless practiced argument' betwixt all of the stakeholders tin piece disaster..."

The article refers to Horan's to a greater extent than extensive inquiry inwards his 2013 dissertation from the University of Georgia where he focused on Sewanee in addition to 2 other institutions, Birmingham-Southern in addition to Greensboro College.


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.

Mars Colina College (Nc) Announces Mention Change


Mars Hill College inward North Carolina lately announced a name modify to Mars Hill University, effective August 2013.  The establishment was founded inward 1856 equally French Broad Baptist Institute.

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Changing Course: Reinventing Colleges, Avoiding Closure

There is a sure ebb together with current inwards the issue of articles calling for pregnant changes or highlighting the fiscal stress of pocket-size colleges or universities.  We for certain seem to hold upward inwards i of those periods where a novel article or spider web log posting seems to surface every few days.  In a recent example, Nathan Harder writing for the The American Interest predicts, "In 50 years, if non much sooner, one-half of the some 4,500 colleges together with universities at i time operating inwards the USA volition bring ceased to exist."

 I found Changing Course: Reinventing Colleges, Avoiding Closure to offering a timely together with interesting pick of instance studies together with essays edited past times Alice W. Brown together with Sandra L. Ballard.  Intended equally a wake-up call, readers tin for certain create goodness from the experiences of the diverse authors involved amongst institutions that either unopen or close closed.

The majority was published inwards 2011 equally purpose of the Jossey-Bass New Directions for Higher Education series.  Chapters include:
  1. Case Study of a College that Closed: Saint Mary's College, Alice W. Brown
  2. Bradford College: Requiem for a College, Arthur Levine
  3. A College that Reinvented Itself: The Wilson College Story, Mary-Linda Merriam Armacost
  4. Case Study of Reinvention: College of Charleston, Alice W. Brown
  5. Reinventing Black Colleges inwards Postethnic America: The Case of Knoxville College, Barbara R. Hatton
  6. Antioch College: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Celebrated History together with an Uncertain Future, Elizabeth R. Hayford
  7. Advice to Presidents of Struggling Colleges, Michael J. Puglisi

Meredith College (Nc)

A History of Meredith College, past times Mary Lynch Johnson, is available through the Internet Archive inward a diversity of formats.  Used copies are besides available for buy through AbeBooks.com.

Baptist Female University was chartered past times the legislature of North Carolina inward 1891 together with the establishment opened inward Raleigh on September 27, 1899.  The establishment enrolled 220 students inward preparatory, baccalaureate together with master’s programs during the rootage year. Its rootage graduating shape of 10 women inward 1902 [one was awarded a M.A. score together with ix received B.A. degrees], who became known equally “The Immortal Ten.”

In 1905, the mention of the establishment was changed to Baptist University for Women together with inward 1909, to Meredith College.

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