University of the Arts students continue protest through Philadelphia as school set to close

The union representing the teachers is preparing to sue the University of the Arts as the Board of Trustees at the school is working with a law firm to assist in the closure processThe University of the Arts announced last week that it is closing on Friday due to lack of funds and the loss of its accreditationUnited Academics of Philadelphia is planning to sue the school

On Tuesday, the school's president Kerry Walk resigned from her role the day after UArts canceled a town hall where they were supposed to meet with students and staff to answer questions.Also on Tuesday, the Board of Trustees at the University of the Arts announced that it is working with the law firm Alvarez and Marshal as the school community proceeds through the imminent closure.

"The union is negotiating the impact bargaining which is how we close the school: If we get severance pay, if we get any kind of compensation whatsoever. And the administration actually canceled the beginning session today that was scheduled for 2 p.m.," Frazure explained. Schools that lose their accreditation have the right to appeal the action, but the commission says that earlier in the week it was notified by UArts that the school is anticipating to close.

“When the discussion making was taking place, we should have been included…to find out what was going on all along…after it was already decided, kind of … leaves us out in the cold,” Director of Jazz Studies at the school, Don Clanden, said. On Monday, Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, released a statement addressing UA students saying it “offers automatic acceptance to those interested in attending Point Park beginning this fall.”

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