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With a little over a year left before the university closes and Washington University buys the 16-acre campus, the Fontbonne community must come to terms with a myriad of decisions: to transfer or stay? To retire or find a new position? To play sports at a new school, or stay for one last season?
“It reminded me so much of Washington, how it had a small town feeling. You knew everyone, and I just really enjoyed that atmosphere.”
Washington University has agreed to purchase the 16-acre campus, officials said Monday.
A century-old university near St. Louis will shut down next year. The president of Fontbonne University, in Clayton, Missouri, said Monday that the school will close due to declining enrollment and ongoing budget problems.
A century-old university in suburban St. Louis will shut down next year, its president said Monday, citing declining enrollment and ongoing budget