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Iowa Wesleyan University could close by May because of 'significant ...

A private liberal arts college in southeast Iowa may have to close because of significant financial problems, maybe before the academic year ends in May. Iowa Wesleyan University's Board of ... read more

Financial challenges force Iowa Wesleyan University to close after 181 ...

One of the oldest universities west of the Mississippi and the second-oldest in the state — Iowa Wesleyan University — is closing 181 years after it opened in 1842. read more

Iowa Wesleyan University to close at end of academic year - KWQC

Highereddive.com has tracked college and university closings since 2016. Iowa Wesleyan is Iowa’s only school to close. Illinois has seen five close, including Lincoln College, MacMurry College ... read more

Iowa Wesleyan University to close amid financial issues

The board of Iowa Wesleyan University in Mount Pleasant has voted to close the school at the end of the academic year on May 31st. Board president, Bill Miller, spoke with reporters on a ... read more

Iowa Wesleyan University in Mount Pleasant is closing - KCCI 8 News

Iowa Wesleyan University in Mount Pleasant will close in May after providing education opportunities in southeast Iowa since 1842, school officials said Tuesday.The school’s trustees voted ... read more

Iowa Wesleyan University announces closure - Inside Higher Ed

Iowa Wesleyan University is closing, citing rising costs, shifting enrollment trends, declining fundraising and the governor’s rejection of a proposal for federal COVID-19 relief funds. The ... read more

Iowa Wesleyan University to close after nearly 2 centuries

Iowa Wesleyan University will close in May, with this year's graduating class being the last in the Mount Pleasant school's 181-year history. read more

Iowa Wesleyan University future threatened, facing ‘significant ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa -- The future of Iowa Wesleyan University hinges on a potential vote on Nov. 15. The Board of Trustees will meet "to consider the future of the institution," a letter from the ... read more

Iowa Wesleyan could become latest small college to close - Inside Higher Ed

Iowa Wesleyan University was founded in 1842, four years before Iowa became a state. But this year could be the college's last. Steven E. Titus, president of the university, posted a statement to its ... read more

Iowa Wesleyan University to close in May | Education - KWWL

Before leading Iowa Wesleyan, Plunkett led a very small private college in Vermont, Burlington College, which also closed in 2016 due to financial woes. While Iowa Wesleyan is affiliated with the ... read more

Opinion: Iowa colleges could learn from Iowa Wesleyan postmortem

On May 31 of this year, one of Iowa’s oldest universities closed in the face of “financial challenges.” The abrupt end to Iowa Wesleyan University’s 181-year history as a dominant ... read more

Iowa Wesleyan University to close at end of academic year - KCRG

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa (KWQC) — Iowa Wesleyan University’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted Tuesday to close the university at the end of this academic year. According to a media release from ... read more