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(67,782 posts) Mon May 16, 2016, 01:39 PM May 2016

Burlington College to shut down programs [View all]

Source: Burlington Free Press

Zach Despart, Free Press Staff Writer 11:54 a.m. EDT May 16, 2016

After years of financial trouble, Burlington College announced Monday the school will shut down its academic programs.

"It is with great sense of loss to the educational community that Burlington College's progressive and unique educational model will no longer be available to students," Dean of Operations and Advancement Coralee Holm said in a statement.

The college's Board of Trustees voted on Friday to close the school's programs effective May 27.

Holm said the college faltered under the "crushing weight of the debt" incurred after the school in 2010 purchased 32 acres of lakefront property from the Archdiocese of Burlington.

Read more: http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2016/05/16/burlington-college-shut-down-programs/84439890/

Sad to see this happen to a previously thriving college.

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Burlington College to shut down programs [View all] George II May 2016 OP

So that's probably the end of Jane Sanders being on seven different shows on MSNBC every day. onehandle May 2016 #1

Yeah AlbertCat May 2016 #4

easy to be an armchair quarterback 6chars May 2016 #8

From that article: George II May 2016 #32

sounds familiar 6chars May 2016 #34

familiar pattern Angel Martin May 2016 #39

That sounds remarkably familiar. Interesting. yardwork May 2016 #56

She had overblown plans--just like Sanders does now. riversedge May 2016 #13

And now she's probably under criminal investigation! See: George II May 2016 #41

And as we know, if someone is under investigation, they must have done something wrong. n/t hughee99 May 2016 #54

This was Jane's baby liberal N proud May 2016 #2

How does this happen? Raine1967 May 2016 #3

The article said that they could finish up at nearby institutions LisaM May 2016 #5

Thanks. I missed that part in the article. Raine1967 May 2016 #19

Goes back to a couple of years ago, and here is a little detail of the reasons why... George II May 2016 #6

Does that constitute bank fraud? moosewhisperer May 2016 #10

I don't know. Some are saying it is, others not. It's fuzzy, I guess one would have to read.... George II May 2016 #11

I'm thinking an anonymous miracle donor will materialize sometime after after July 2016 azurnoir May 2016 #23

Probably not, but even so unfortunately that will be too late to save the college. George II May 2016 #24

as long as the collage retains it's accreditation it's not too late in fact this announcement azurnoir May 2016 #29

The article was just updated a few minutes ago: George II May 2016 #31

They are grifters.... Gloria May 2016 #42

They will be able to finish their programs at neighboring colleges riversedge May 2016 #15

Thanks, I missed that part! Raine1967 May 2016 #16

They will transfer to other schools tammywammy May 2016 #25

Imagine the scandal if this was in any way associated with the Clintons. CrowCityDem May 2016 #7

You mean like the 6 Billion that went missing when HRC was SOS? trudyco May 2016 #18

also Bills for profit college board membership... elehhhhna May 2016 #28

Did that school (whatever it is, hadn't heard this before) go out of business? Was he running it? George II May 2016 #35

Read this and weep and throw up elehhhhna May 2016 #49

That's all you got? Sorry, no onions and my stomach is calm, not weeping or throwing up. George II May 2016 #52

would that be the same sanders that is hiding their 2015 tax return? nt msongs May 2016 #9

Very interesting. yardwork May 2016 #58

Never a thriving college. Always struggling. cali May 2016 #12

She did.... more than $50,000/student in debt. What was she thinking? Adrahil May 2016 #14

This wasn't her first rodeo, actually. She had problems at Goddard College back in the 1990s. LisaM May 2016 #20

Highly doubtful, but if true even more reason to not take on $10M additional debt.... George II May 2016 #22

Not according to this: George II May 2016 #33

It went to hell when they expanded to the Caribbean resort owned by their friend. misterhighwasted May 2016 #17

Overlooking the fact that Jane Sander's is Bernie Sander's wife ... LannyDeVaney May 2016 #21

You should alert the IRS... Human101948 May 2016 #27

Was it ever really a "thriving" college? jmowreader May 2016 #26

No, they had declining enrollment... Human101948 May 2016 #30

"It's a formula that has failed colleges/universities across the country." Divernan May 2016 #36

However, it is unlikely that this failure caused the deaths of millions... Human101948 May 2016 #37

Absolutely true: Hill has blood on her hands, Jane doesn't! Divernan May 2016 #38

The same could be said for most small businesses TexasBushwhacker May 2016 #53

According to the articles posted in this thread, enrollment dropped under Sanders' leadership - George II May 2016 #40

Small non-traditionals like Burlington are having a very difficult time everywhere Recursion May 2016 #48

NBC News picked up the story. Check out their headline. SunSeeker May 2016 #43

Interesting comment in the NBC article: George II May 2016 #44

Interesting is one way to describe it. SunSeeker May 2016 #50

Jane's mismanagement of the college and misrepresenation of pledged donations harmed the school CreekDog May 2016 #45

In 2010 they paid $10M for the property, last year they sold it for about $7.5M. That's a $2.5M.... George II May 2016 #46

"we're addressing affordability by resetting tuition to $21,500" brooklynite May 2016 #47

K&R. nt UtahLib May 2016 #51

one word response: NO Skittles May 2016 #55

I'm sure the dozens of employees that lost their jobs and all the students that have been hung out.. George II May 2016 #59

Sanders has not been vetted by the national press Gothmog May 2016 #57

AP announced somewhere yesterday that they're not even going to cover Sanders anymore. George II May 2016 #60

Sanders' so called revolution is a flop and so Sander is not relevant Gothmog May 2016 #65

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #61

DU rec...nt SidDithers May 2016 #62

Looking at the comments, DU has turned into a Democrat bashing website Democat May 2016 #63

I don't remember you complainig about all the Clinton bashing on these pages question everything May 2016 #64

Check my posting history Democat May 2016 #66