Bowling Green State University and Mercy College of Ohio Commit to Partnership

Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed reported this morning in "Mercy of Ohio Will Join Bowling Green State University."  You can read an announcement on the BGSU website, "BGSU, Mercy Health announce partnership to grow health care education."  There is also an announcement on the Mercy College website, "Mercy Health and Bowling Green State Sign Letter of Intent."
Mercy College of Ohio is in the midst of a centennial for its founding as school of nursing in 1918 by the Sisters of Mercy. Mercy College of Ohio was incorporated in 1992.

BGSU was founded in 1910 as Bowling Green State Normal College. The name changed to Bowling Green State College in 1929 and then to Bowling Green State University in 1935.

If you are interested in recent trends for closures, mergers,and acquisitions access College Closures since 2009 in the index at the right of any College History Garden page.  There are separate tabs for non-profit closures, for-profit closures, and one for mergers and acquisitions.  Each tab includes basic information for the institutions, i.e., Carnegie Classification, sector, accrediting agency, and the IPEDS unitid.

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