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Rising need and falling enrollment shut down another small private college

University Business

Holy Names had “struggled to remain” open while administrators sought a merger as they grappled with rising operational costs, declining enrollment, and students’ increased need for financial aid. The COVID pandemic severely hindered the college’s recruiting and fundraising efforts.

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Casino project opposed By Hofstra, supported by others

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The coliseum sits just north of the Hempstead Turnpike, a major thoroughfare that also bisects the Hofstra University campus. The private university enrolls about 6,000 undergraduates, and about 41 percent of them live in university-operated housing, according to self-reported information.