The demographic trends are undeniable. There will be more to fall. What are our taxpayer-supported universities doing to adjust to the new realities?
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — The president of Cardinal Stritch University announced Monday that the university will be closing, effective May 22.
In a video message, Dr. Dan Scholz said, in part:
“I would prefer that I shared good news with you, but my message is profoundly sad. I am here to report that the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi have accepted the recommendation of the University’s Board of Trustees to suspend and cancel all educational services, activities and programs, effective May 22, 2023 and begin the winddown process of the university operations after the current spring semester.”
Dr. Scholz attributed the closure to “fiscal realities, downward enrollment trends, the pandemic, the need for more resources and the mounting operational and facility challenges.”
>What are our taxpayer-supported universities doing to adjust to the new realities?
Planning for long term expansion to accommodate the very short-term trending influx of transfers. They’re not going to miss a new spending spree opportunity. Wouldn’t be surprised to see proposals to turn one of the ghost town satellite campuses into the nation’s first Trans U. Progressively serving the community, doncha know. That would be so very Wisconsin.