The presidents of Drexel and Salus Universities announced Tuesday that they will proceed with a merger of the two institutions and will aim to have it take effect next summer. The boards of both institutions have given approval, pending the necessary regulatory approvals, including consideration by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the accrediting body. The two colleges said in .
The action would be subject to regulatory approvals, but the goal would be to link the schools’ graduate health sciences education and clinical practice programs.