Virginia Colleges that have Closed, Merged, or Changed Names

This table below includes institutions that have closed, merged, or changed their names.  If you note a need for changing or updating information, please notify ray01brown@gmail.com or leave a comment below.

An index with links to separate pages for other states and countries is available.

There is a College History Garden Facebook group or you can view and follow multiple College History Garden boards on Pinterest or there is a board specifically devoted to Virginia colleges.

Thanks for your interest and suggestions!

Washington Colleges that have Closed, Merged, or Changed Names

This table below includes institutions that have closed, merged, or changed their names.  If you note a need for changing or updating information, please notify ray01brown@gmail.com or leave a comment below.

An index with links to separate pages for other states and countries is available.

There is a College History Garden Facebook group or you can view and follow multiple College History Garden boards on Pinterest or there is a board specifically devoted to Washington colleges.

Thanks for your interest and suggestions!

A Window into Life at Wellesley in the 1930's

The Wellesley College Archives posted an interesting 15 minute video from 1936,  The "World of Wellesley: An Adventure in Education" [reel 2] was photographed and produced at Wellesley College in Wellesley Massachusetts.

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West Virginia Colleges that have Closed, Merged, or Changed Names

This table below includes institutions that have closed, merged, or changed their names.  If you note a need for changing or updating information, please notify ray01brown@gmail.com or leave a comment below.

An index with links to separate pages for other states and countries is available.

There is a College History Garden Facebook group or you can view and follow multiple College History Garden boards on Pinterest or there is a board specifically devoted to West Virginia colleges.

Thanks for your interest and suggestions!

Wisconsin Colleges that have Closed, Merged, or Changed Names

This table below includes institutions that have closed, merged, or changed their names.  If you note a need for changing or updating information, please notify ray01brown@gmail.com or leave a comment below.

An index with links to separate pages for other states and countries is available.

There is a College History Garden Facebook group or you can view and follow multiple College History Garden boards on Pinterest or there is a board specifically devoted to Wisconsin colleges.

Thanks for your interest and suggestions!

Merger of University College London and the Institute of Education

Shelaugh McLoughlin reports 11/27/2014 on announced merger of University College London and the Institute of Education.

Index of Colleges and Universities that have Closed, Merged, or Changed Names

Individuals can consult the table below to see if an institution is now closed or if the name has been changed due to a merger or for other reasons.  There are separate pages linked below for each of the states and the District of Columbia.  I also included a link for international institutions.  Some institutions may’ve been “colleges in name only”…for this list, if the institution referred to itself as a college or university, it was included.

There is a College History Garden Facebook group or you can view and follow multiple College History Garden boards on Pinterest.

The lists are maintained as a hobby and I enter new information in the linked files on a regular basis.
There are over 5,897 entries now in October 2024.

I appreciate your patience and also...any updates, corrections, links to additional information, or suggestions to improve the usefulness of the list(s).  If you note a need for changing or updating information, please notify ray01brown@gmail.com or leave a comment below.

 

Alabama Colleges that have Closed, Merged, or Changed Names

This table below includes institutions that have closed, merged, or changed their names.  If you note a need for changing or updating information, please notify ray01brown@gmail.com or leave a comment below.

An index with links to separate pages for other states and countries is available.

There is a College History Garden Facebook group or you can view and follow multiple College History Garden boards on Pinterest or there is a board specifically devoted to Alabama colleges.

Thanks for your interest and suggestions!

Mater Ecclesiae College Closing

Melanie Thibeault of The Valley Breeze authored an article indicating that Mater Ecclesiae College will be closing at the end of the academic year.  Mater Ecclesiae was affiliated with the Legion of Christ and was founded in Wakefield, RI in 1991.  The institution moved to Greenville, RI in 1998.  The Providence Journal published an article on the likelihood of closure last month.

U.S. Department of Education Circulars, 1887-1903

Frederick Rudolph's section on "history by historians" from his bibliography in The American College & University: A History begins with comments on Circulars of Information, published between 1887 and 1903 by the U.S. Bureau of Education.  The series was edited by Herbert Baxter Adams, who Rudolph recognizes as, "...early master of the research seminar.."

Most of the volumes are available through Google Books or other sites like Hathi Trust Digital Library or the Internet Archive.  The table below includes links to the separate volumes.

Allianze University College of Medical Sciences Closes

University World News posted an article by Emilia Tan and Yojana Sharma reporting that Allianze University College of Medical Sciences (AUCMS) closed.  AUCMS was a private institution founded in 2002 that also operated in Indonesia collaborating with Universitas Sumatera Utara and recently purchased a campus in London.  The closure impacts roughly 2,000 students and 500 staff members.

College History on Pinterest...

A number of of institutions are taking advantage of Pinterest as a platform for showcasing artifacts and images.  You can scroll through the table below that includes those that I discovered recently.  If you know of others, post a comment or send a note via email or Twitter.

History of Hanover College (IN)

The History of Hanover College written by A.Y Moore was published in 1900 and is available in a variety of formats through the Internet Archive.  Hanover was founded in 1827 and is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

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

The Vision Revisited: A History of Meredith College 1971-1998 by Carolyn C. Robinson is available through the Internet Archive in a variety of formats.  Copies are also available for purchase through AbeBooks.com.

Robinson's book builds on an earlier work by Mary Lynch Johnson, A History of Meredith College, 2nd edition that was published in 1972. 

Bethel & Adelphia: Two Institutions with a Common Foundation in Swedish Pietism

Chris Gehrz authored a post, "When Bethel Had A Sibling" that is available as part of a larger project offering a digital history of Bethel University from 1914-2014 with the title of Bethel at War: A Digital History of a Christian College in a Century of Warfare.  Bethel University in St. Paul, MN was founded as Bethel Academy and had a sister institution, Adelphia College in Seattle, WA.  Gehrz explores Bethel's success and Adelphia's closure in the broader context of institutions founded in the early 1900's.  Bethel is affiliated with the Baptist General Conference that has roots in Swedish Pietism.

The page also includes links to other digital resources hosted by Bethel that may be of interest.

Then and Now in State College, PA

Newsworks posted an article this week by Lindsay Lazarski accompanied by 34 images contrasting changes in State College, PA since Penn State's founding roughly 160 years ago as Farmer's High School.