Colleges in Dire Financial Straits

[dismalist]

There's a sweatshirt: Limit, as GPA goes to zero, Engineering major goes to Business major. :-)

[spork]

Vermont College of Fine Arts:

https://vtdigger.org/2022/06/15/vermont-college-of-fine-arts-plans-to-end-on-campus-programs-may-sell-buildings/.

The college has run deficits since 2015 and its liabilities nearly equal its assets. It's dead.

[apl68]

Vermont College of Fine Arts:

https://vtdigger.org/2022/06/15/vermont-college-of-fine-arts-plans-to-end-on-campus-programs-may-sell-buildings/.

The college has run deficits since 2015 and its liabilities nearly equal its assets. It's dead.

Looks like the institution has been reinvented multiple times over the years to keep going.  It must have taken a lot of hard work and ingenuity to get the place this far.  Spork is likely right that it about to reach the end of the line as an institution of higher education.  Hope somebody can at least find a good new use for the campus.  It would be a shame to have it go to waste.

[Hibush]

Vermont College of Fine Arts:

https://vtdigger.org/2022/06/15/vermont-college-of-fine-arts-plans-to-end-on-campus-programs-may-sell-buildings/.

The college has run deficits since 2015 and its liabilities nearly equal its assets. It's dead.

Looks like the institution has been reinvented multiple times over the years to keep going.  It must have taken a lot of hard work and ingenuity to get the place this far.  Spork is likely right that it about to reach the end of the line as an institution of higher education.  Hope somebody can at least find a good new use for the campus.  It would be a shame to have it go to waste.

A 350-student fine-arts school seems like a tall order to begin with. But how attractive is their "low-residency master's degree in six artistic disciplines". Wouldn't residency be the big attraction for students in creative arts? Or do they cater to people with time and money who can practice during the year then spend a couple fun summer weeks in Montpelier (or now Colorado)?

[Wahoo Redux]

Artists are generally motivated by the desire to do art. 

[Ruralguy]

The camps will become cute condos. Nobody else has use for a campus.

[dismalist]

Artists are generally motivated by the desire to do art.

Like Mother Theresa being motivated to do good. All subject to a budget constraint.

[apl68]

It's now official.  Henderson State University is being repurposed as something other than a state SLAC:

"We are committed to opening the door of access to college, mobilizing a learning community that builds seamless pathways from school to work, and preparing students to be career ready in high-demand fields that drive community and economic development," Ambrose said. "Henderson has made necessary spending cuts to restore our fiscal integrity, improve our cash position and build a sustainable resource allocation model. But just as important is the reallocation of financial resources to build personalized student pathways and support to ensure retention and degree completion for all students."

Ambrose said Henderson is creating an Interstate 30 learning community from Saline County to Arkadelphia that includes partnerships with K-12 school districts, ASU Three Rivers in Malvern and Saline County Career Technical Campus in Benton.

"Our collective efforts in policy and practice will fundamentally redefine the college student," he said. "We will value not only traditional incoming freshmen and graduate students, but also high school students who are getting a head start with college courses, adults who have some college but no degree, and ongoing educational opportunities for all adult learners. We also want to connect with high school students who may not believe college is possible, and adults who never had the opportunity and want to reconsider college education to enhance or change careers.

http://www.magnoliareporter.com/education/colleges_universities/article_a2d87104-fea9-11ec-ad00-cfd651674749.html



And here's a link to "Reimagining Henderson:  Academic Performance and Program Viability."  Worth a look, to see what may be coming for other small publicly-supported schools.


https://www.hsu.edu/uploads/pages/academic_performance_and_program_viability.docx.pdf

[sonoamused]

This sounds like they are expanding a lot of community college and extension programs into the typical 4yr college; its probably not the worst idea if the area was not underserved in that sense.

It's now official.  Henderson State University is being repurposed as something other than a state SLAC:

"We are committed to opening the door of access to college, mobilizing a learning community that builds seamless pathways from school to work, and preparing students to be career ready in high-demand fields that drive community and economic development," Ambrose said. "Henderson has made necessary spending cuts to restore our fiscal integrity, improve our cash position and build a sustainable resource allocation model. But just as important is the reallocation of financial resources to build personalized student pathways and support to ensure retention and degree completion for all students."

Ambrose said Henderson is creating an Interstate 30 learning community from Saline County to Arkadelphia that includes partnerships with K-12 school districts, ASU Three Rivers in Malvern and Saline County Career Technical Campus in Benton.

"Our collective efforts in policy and practice will fundamentally redefine the college student," he said. "We will value not only traditional incoming freshmen and graduate students, but also high school students who are getting a head start with college courses, adults who have some college but no degree, and ongoing educational opportunities for all adult learners. We also want to connect with high school students who may not believe college is possible, and adults who never had the opportunity and want to reconsider college education to enhance or change careers.

http://www.magnoliareporter.com/education/colleges_universities/article_a2d87104-fea9-11ec-ad00-cfd651674749.html



And here's a link to "Reimagining Henderson:  Academic Performance and Program Viability."  Worth a look, to see what may be coming for other small publicly-supported schools.


https://www.hsu.edu/uploads/pages/academic_performance_and_program_viability.docx.pdf

[mamselle]

Artists are generally motivated by the desire to do art.

Like Mother Theresa being motivated to do good. All subject to a budget constraint.

Can't recall if I've recommended this before or not, but if I did, you apparently haven't read it yet, Dismal!

    https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674659681

;--}

M. 

[dismalist]

Artists are generally motivated by the desire to do art.

Like Mother Theresa being motivated to do good. All subject to a budget constraint.

Can't recall if I've recommended this before or not, but if I did, you apparently haven't read it yet, Dismal!

    https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674659681

;--}

M.

It's too expensive! :-)

[mamselle]

OK, here's an interview with the basics:

At:

   https://ldausa.org/about/sunday-magazine/#fall2019

See:
   Fall, 2017, p. 12

and
   Spring, 2017, p. 16

Free!

M.

[dismalist]

OK, here's an interview with the basics:

At:

   https://ldausa.org/about/sunday-magazine/#fall2019

See:
   Fall, 2017, p. 12

and
   Spring, 2017, p. 16

Free!

M.

One would have to pay me to listen! There's no such thing as a free lunch. :-)

[mamselle]

Even worse than listening--you have to READ it....

M.

[apl68]

Artists are generally motivated by the desire to do art.

Like Mother Theresa being motivated to do good. All subject to a budget constraint.

Can't recall if I've recommended this before or not, but if I did, you apparently haven't read it yet, Dismal!

    https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674659681

;--}

M.

Shucks, you can save the cost of that item by just remembering Matthew 6:24: 

"No man can serve two masters.  Either he will love the one and hate the other, or hold to the one and despise the other.  You cannot be a slave both to God and to wealth."  Lots of other good stuff in the next few verses after that, too.