Hebrew Union College Mulls Campus Closures
April 17, 2009 | Read Time: 1 minute
The nation’s oldest Jewish institute of higher education is considering closing two of its three U.S. campuses due to what the college’s president termed “the most challenging financial position” in its history, says the Los Angeles Times.
The Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute’s board will meet in June to discuss whether it can maintain more than one of its campuses while facing a $3-million deficit, Rabbi David Ellenson wrote in a letter to the college community.
Founded in 1875 in Cincinnati, the college also has sites in New York and Los Angeles and has become a major training ground for Reform rabbis and lay leaders. It also has a campus in Jerusalem, which faces budget cuts but does not appear to be in danger of closing.
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