Bloomfield College merges with Montclair State to avoid fiscal crisis
The merger saves financially strapped Bloomfield College, among the state's oldest private minority-serving institutions
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The merger saves financially strapped Bloomfield College, among the state's oldest private minority-serving institutions
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Leaders of New Jersey City University, William Paterson University and Bloomfield College said their students were hit hard by the pandemic.
The Pennsylvania university is cutting administrative posts amid declining enrollment and a financial deficit. Now administrators are actively seeking partnerships.
Bloomfield announced last fall that it needed a strategic partner to remain viable. Montclair State University stepped up, and now a formal merger process is underway.