University of the Arts abruptly announces June 7 closure, vows to help students transfer

PHILADELPHIA — The University of the Arts, an institution with roots more than a century and a half old in Philadelphia , has abruptly announced it will close in a week, citing declining enrollment and revenues as well as increasing expenses.

Officials at the university — which has offered programs in design, fine arts, media arts, music, dance and theater — said summer courses will be canceled and a new class will not be enrolled in the fall. They vowed to help continuing students transfer to other institutions such as Temple and Drexel universities and the Moore College of Art and Design.

Word of the closure initially came from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, which announced the withdrawal of the school’s accreditation as of Saturday, saying it had been notified of the imminent closure Wednesday as the summer term started. School officials said that action came before they could announce the closure to the university community and they knew that “makes hearing the news of UArts’ abrupt closure even worse.

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