Jonathon Podolsky: It's a closure, not a merger

Colleges and Universities A-Z Marlboro College
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“… Under the proposed deal, most Marlboro employees would lose their jobs; only tenured and tenure-track professors would move on to Emerson (perhaps displacing adjunct faculty) and Emerson would be gifted over $40 million (Marlboro College’s endowment plus the sale of its campus). ‘Please let’s not refer to an arrangement whereby the campus closes down, and all assets are transferred to another institution, as a “merger.” This is a closing,’ says David Van Deusen, president of the Vermont AFL-CIO.” …

Opinion.

https://www.reformer.com/stories/jonathon-podolsky-its-a-closure-not-a-merger,595905

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Would the endowment go to students that get accepted to the Marlboro Institute at Emerson?

I was pushed from EA to RD at Emerson and they sent me an app to fill out if I wanted to be considered for Marlboro Institute at Emerson. I applied because I like the idea of designing my own curriculum but haven’t received an admissions decision yet.

I know Emerson is expensive so I was wondering if that money will all go to Emerson or will be used just for Marlboro Institute at Emerson.