University of the Arts president Kerry Walk has resigned

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A source at Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the school's accreditor, confirmed the resignation Tuesday.

A source at Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the school's accreditor, confirmed the resignation Tuesday.

Walk and the board of trustees’ handling of the university’s closure has been roundly criticized; elected and many top university officials had no inkling of the coming shutdown until Friday. Many faculty, staff, students and families learned of the news not from Walk or board president Judson Aaron, but

One university trustee said Monday that while even she did not know the details of the crisis, it had been estimated that it would take about $40 million to cover the university’s cash flow issues.

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