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The Trustees of Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond announced on November 13, 2018 that it will be closing at the end of the academic year in June 2019. Baptist News Global  posted an excellent article by Bob Allen, " Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond to close in 2019 ." Allen provides a brief history of the institution since its founding in 1991 and places the seminary's decision within the context of pressures faced by other seminaries. The Richmond Times-Dispatch published an article almost six years ago on January 19, 2013, " Private K-12 school to buy seminary property in North Richmond ," as the seminary worked to reduce fixed costs. 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 inf...

The Archivist's Nook blog of The Catholic University of America offers an interesting post, " Theological College--First 100 Years ," by Shane MacDonald.  MacDonald provides a brief historical sketch of the early history of the institution's seminary.  The seminary, founded in 1917, was initially known as Sulpician Seminary.  The name changed to Theological College in the 1940s.  The CUA web site includes information on the centennial and there is an excellent short YouTube video, " The History of TC ," with many historical images.