Lincoln College in Lincoln, IL announced this week that it will be closing.
Lincoln College was founded as Lincoln University in 1865. It affiliated with the Decatur College and Industrial School (now Millikin University) in Decatur, Illinois in 1901 and the name of the school was changed from Lincoln University to Lincoln College of the James Millikin University.
Lincoln converted to 2-year institution in 1929 and operated as a junior college. In 2001, Lincoln College sought and received permission from the Higher Learning Commission to return to the institution’s original mission of offering four-year baccalaureate degrees.
Read more about the closing in The Pantagraph, "'My heart dropped': Students, community still reeling from Lincoln College closure news," published March 31, 2022.
Illinois Public Media interview with the mayor of Lincoln, a former Lincoln College employee, and a reporter who's been following the story, "How will Lincoln College’s closure affect its community?" Posted on April 18, 2022 and produced by Aden Choate.
ReplyDeleteReporting by Lyndsay Jones on April 18, 2022 for Illinois Public Radio, "A Lincoln College trustee says vote to close school was ‘painful’"
ReplyDelete"In Lincoln, the loss of a college rocks its community," by Ethan Simmons and posted April 10, 2022.
ReplyDeleteInteresting reporting by Lindsay Jones, "A month after Lincoln College closed its doors, one employee says she wants to counter the COVID-19 and ransomware narrative," posted by NPR affiliate WGLT of Illinois State University.
ReplyDelete"Lincoln sees fewer students, but some optimism, in first fall without Lincoln College," posted by The Pantagraph on August 14, 2022 with reporting by Connor Wood.
ReplyDeleteLincoln mayor says Lincoln College will reopen, reporting by Kelsey Watznauer for The Pantagraph on July 21, 2023.
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