The University of the Arts is closing June 7, its president says

In an abrupt and stunning development in Philadelphia’s higher education market, the University of the Arts in Philadelphia is planning to close its doors for good on June 7, president Kerry Walk said Friday evening.

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education, its accrediting agency, reported that the school notified the agency of its imminent closure on Wednesday, the same day it started a summer term.The commission said the university is out of compliance with all standards and in an unusually swift action, it will withdraw certification from the university on Saturday.

“The halls are quiet, the kids are gone,” said one staffer, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal. “They haven’t told us anything.” The commission noted in its documents that the university failed to inform the commission of the closure in a timely manner or plan for proper closure, including a teach-out plan to make sure students’ education can continue.

The university, the commission said, must immediately notify the University of the Arts community. It’s unclear what will happen to students who already have paid money for the summer term.beyond the noticeThe school traces its roots to 1876, but was created by the 1985 merger of the Philadelphia Museum College of Art and the Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts; it gained university status, and its current name, in 1987.

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