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Facing Huge Challenges, One College Tries to Be Too Big to Fail
Under increasing pressures, some smaller colleges are looking at mergers and acquisitions to stay afloat.
Students walk on the Northeastern University campus in Boston.
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Skyrocketing tuition costs, COVID and fewer high school graduates have been straining the survival of smaller American colleges, leading many to shut down. Now, some are joining a surprising new path: mergers and acquisitions.