Earlier this year, headlines foretold a worrisome future for Hampshire College.
“A Small New England College Struggles to Survive,” a New York Times op-ed read.
“The Uncertain Fate of Hampshire College,” a headline in The Atlantic warned.
“Are Liberal Arts Colleges Doomed?” The Washington Post asked.
But after a financially rocky year, Hampshire College successfully renewed its accreditation.
The New England Commission of Higher Education, the college’s accrediting agency, voted to continue to accredit the private liberal arts school on Friday.
Commissioners lifted a warning notice on Hampshire College’s governing practices but maintained a notification on the school’s “institutional resources” to continue keeping a watchful eye on the college’s finances. In two years, December 2021, Hampshire College will have to submit a full progress report to reassure the accreditor of its financial sustainability.
