Fontbonne University /tags/fontbonne-university Fontbonne University en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 24 Apr 2024 23:37:08 GMT Top Webster U. officials received big bonuses as the school's revenues declined /education/2024-04-24/top-webster-university-officials-received-big-bonuses-as-the-schools-revenues-declined Webster University saw annual revenue drop by more than $5 million during the 2021-22 school year. Chancellor Beth Stroble received nearly $1 million in compensation, including at $174,702 bonus, before announcing her retirement. Wed, 24 Apr 2024 23:37:08 GMT /education/2024-04-24/top-webster-university-officials-received-big-bonuses-as-the-schools-revenues-declined Lauren Brennecke Fontbonne University students contemplate the future as their school plans to close /education/2024-03-20/fontbonne-university-students-contemplate-the-future-as-their-school-plans-to-close Fontbonne University will close, citing enrollment decline. Other universities are facing similar challenges and working to adapt as fewer students choose higher education. Wed, 20 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-03-20/fontbonne-university-students-contemplate-the-future-as-their-school-plans-to-close Lauren Brennecke Six questions surrounding Fontbonne University's closure /education/2024-03-20/six-questions-surrounding-fontbonne-universitys-closure When Fontbonne University administrators announced last week that the school would close, the decision stunned students, alumni and others in the St. Louis region. Here’s how the school and its students will move forward during the school’s final months. Wed, 20 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-03-20/six-questions-surrounding-fontbonne-universitys-closure Sarah Fentem Fontbonne University closure indicative of threats facing colleges nationwide /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-03-13/fontbonne-university-closure-indicative-of-threats-facing-colleges-nationwide Nearly 12,000 college campuses closed in the U.S. from July 2004 to June 2020. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 23:36:45 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-03-13/fontbonne-university-closure-indicative-of-threats-facing-colleges-nationwide Emily Woodbury Fontbonne University to close, cites dwindling endowment and enrollment /education/2024-03-11/fontbonne-university-to-close-citing-dwindling-endowment-enrollment The board of the 101-year-old Catholic university voted Sunday to close the Clayton-based private school, officials said. Nearby Washington University has agreed to buy the 16-acre property. Mon, 11 Mar 2024 17:26:34 GMT /education/2024-03-11/fontbonne-university-to-close-citing-dwindling-endowment-enrollment Sarah Fentem, Lauren Brennecke Fontbonne University will shutter 21 degree programs, cut 22 faculty positions /education/2023-11-30/fontbonne-university-will-shutter-21-degree-programs-cut-22-faculty-positions The cost-saving measures enacted by the private Clayton-based university will reduce the next two fiscal year's budgets by more than $2 million combined. Thu, 30 Nov 2023 22:36:08 GMT /education/2023-11-30/fontbonne-university-will-shutter-21-degree-programs-cut-22-faculty-positions Lauren Brennecke Fontbonne’s new Center for Bosnian Studies preserves history for new generations, scholars /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-28/fontbonnes-new-center-for-bosnian-studies-preserves-history-for-new-generations-scholars The Center for Bosnian Studies is an outgrowth of the Bosnian Memory Project, founded by Fontbonne University Professor Emeritus Benjamin Moore in 2006. Mon, 28 Feb 2022 21:45:20 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-28/fontbonnes-new-center-for-bosnian-studies-preserves-history-for-new-generations-scholars Emily Woodbury It’s First And Goal For A New Midwest College Football League With A Difference /education/2021-06-30/its-first-and-goal-for-a-new-college-football-league-with-a-difference Fontbonne and Quincy universities are founding members of the Midwest Sprint Football League, which will begin play in 2022. Fontbonne’s president, Nancy Blattner, brought the idea with her from her previous post on the east coast. Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:19:43 GMT /education/2021-06-30/its-first-and-goal-for-a-new-college-football-league-with-a-difference Wayne Pratt Future College Students Will Skim Through Thinner Course Catalogs /education/2021-02-07/future-college-students-will-skim-through-thinner-course-catalogs Humanities and liberal arts majors are in the crosshairs, as colleges focus on programs that are in greater demand and generate more revenue. Sun, 07 Feb 2021 14:13:46 GMT /education/2021-02-07/future-college-students-will-skim-through-thinner-course-catalogs Ryan Delaney Many St. Louis-Area Colleges Won’t Have Capacity For On-Campus Coronavirus Testing /education/2020-07-16/many-st-louis-area-colleges-wont-have-capacity-for-on-campus-coronavirus-testing As coronavirus cases surge around the country, St. Louis-area universities are planning to welcome students back to campus in August. But many will not be… Fri, 17 Jul 2020 00:22:50 GMT /education/2020-07-16/many-st-louis-area-colleges-wont-have-capacity-for-on-campus-coronavirus-testing Kayla Drake