By Ry Rivard An attempt to merge two southeastern Christian colleges collapsed this week amid intense alumni and faculty opposition, a real estate hiccup and an air of mystery. The effort to merge Point University in Georgia and Montreat College in North Carolina, which are about a five-hour car ride apart, began in January 2013….
By Jennifer Fitzgerald The board of trustees of Point University announced Tuesday that they would not pursue a merger with Montreat College, citing “complications involving legal agreements regarding Montreat’s main campus and concerns about the merger within the Montreat College family.” With Montreat College’s future still unclear, many local residents and business owners are concerned…
By Julie Ball MONTREAT — As Montreat College supporters scramble to raise money for the school, a letter has surfaced indicating that at least one member of the college’s board of trustees discussed the college leaving Montreat. The college board of trustees meets Tuesday evening. That’s also the deadline for college supporters to raise $2…
By Julie Ball MONTREAT — An agreement between Montreat College and the association that runs the Montreat Conference Center could play a role in the college’s plans to merge with Georgia-based Point University. Montreat and Point officials announced in July that the two schools had agreed to pursue a merger. The combined school would be…
By Joel Burgess A planned merger between Montreat College and a Georgia university generated surprise and cautious optimism among some, while others affiliated with the Valley’s historic Presbyterian college called for greater transparency from the school’s decision makers. Montreat officials announced July 29 that they were pursuing a merger with Point University, a Church of…