Judson College in Alabama | Judson College
The board of trustees at Judson College in Alabama, which claims to be the only evangelical womenâs college in the United States, has voted to close down the 183-year-old institution after failing to resolve its multi-million dollar financial deficit.Â
âWe know this was the right decision, but there is not a person here whose heart isnât broken over this,â Judson College President W. Mark Tew said in a statement. âI share the heartbreak of this decision that is felt by generations of Judson students, faculty, and friends.â
Judson College, an all-womenâs Christian college in Marion, Alabama, affiliated with Alabama Baptist Convention, was founded in 1838 when it was rare for women to receive formal education.Â
Judson College in Alabama | Judson College
The board of trustees at Judson College in Alabama, which claims to be the only evangelical womenâs college in the United States, has voted to close down the 183-year-old institution after failing to resolve its multi-million dollar financial deficit.Â
âWe know this was the right decision, but there is not a person here whose heart isnât broken over this,â Judson College President W. Mark Tew said in a statement. âI share the heartbreak of this decision that is felt by generations of Judson students, faculty, and friends.â
Judson College, an all-womenâs Christian college in Marion, Alabama, affiliated with Alabama Baptist Convention, was founded in 1838 when it was rare for women to receive formal education.Â
The board voted in April to approve a budget for the 2021-22 academic year, betting on new donor leads that could result in significant gifts to the college. Those gifts never materialized, according to a college press release.
Two days before Thursday s board meeting, one of Judson’s creditors called a note on a loan that was due and was not renewed.
“New donors did not materialize, student retention is much lower than expected and mounting debt pressures have increased,” W. Mark Tew, president of Judson, told
The Alabama Baptist. “The combined effect of these three items left us no choice.”
Judson College could face closure
Judson College could face closure By Courtney Chandler | December 22, 2020 at 10:49 PM CST - Updated December 22 at 10:49 PM
MARION, Ala. (WSFA) - One of the oldest colleges in the nation is in danger of having to close.
Judson College is the fifth-oldest women’s Baptist college in America.
Judson College President Mark Tew is asking for help to save the more than 180-year-old college.
Last week, he sent out a letter to who he referred to as friends of the college, outlining the college’s financial conditions resulting from the declining enrollment, recession in 2008 and this year’s COVID-19 pandemic.
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