Eastern Nazarene College Announces Plans to Close

 Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, MA announced this week that it intends to close by the end of the year.

The institution was founded in 1900 as Pentecostal Collegiate Institute in Saratoga Springs, NY. It moved to Massachusetts and changed name to Eastern Nazarene College after 1918. 

Read more about ENC on their Our History page.

Or, visit Quincy's The Patriot Ledger for more information on the closure in "After more than 100 years in Quincy, Eastern Nazarene College plans to close," with reporting by Peter Blandino.

If you are interested in recent trends for closures, mergers, and acquisitions access College Closures since 2009 in the index at the right of any College History Garden page. There are separate tabs for non-profit closures, for-profit closures, and one for mergers and acquisitions. Each tab includes basic information for the institutions, i.e., Carnegie Classification, sector, accrediting agency, and the IPEDS unitid.

Walking Tour of Black Life and History at UNC

A walking tour of black life and history on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus is offered by UNC University Libraries. The Black and Carolina Blue Tour was initially developed as a class project and has now been been updated by staff in the Wilson Special Collections Library.

ArcGIS StoryMaps was used to support web pages with revised and expanded entries offering additional information, citations, and suggestions for further reading. 

You can read about other opportunities for walking around Chapel Hill in an article from The Daily Tar Heel, "Walking tours in Chapel Hill and Carrboro showcase unique history," with reporting by Brigette Bagley that was published June 26, 2024.

The College History Garden also posted information on Walking Tour Highlights Archaeology of Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina that may be of interest.

Illinois Valley Community College Celebrates Centennial

Illinois Valley Community College is celebrating the centennial of its founding in 1924 with classes held in the La Salle-Peru High School. IVCC President Tracy Morris dedicated a mural as part of activities surrounding the anniversary and you can read more in an article, "History in the details: IVCC dedicates 100th anniversary mural. Dots represent 160 programs taught in the past, present at the college," with reporting by Maribeth M. Wilson. 

The institution changed its name from La Salle-Peru-Oglesby Junior College in 1966. IVCC is the second oldest public community college in Illinois and you can learn more the College History page of their website.