The Northland College Board of Trustees intended to provide a definitive update on the College’s future today, April 23; however, there has been a positive development that changes the scope of the situation.
In the last twenty-four hours, Northland College has received several transformative donor gifts. While Northland is still short of its total funding needs, these gifts considerably impact what is possible. In light of this, the Board of Trustees believes the right thing to do is to reconvene with the Faculty Ad Hoc Exigency and Operations and Budget Committees to continue the work of bringing together proposed adjustments and the new budget realities. This will continue to require a strategic academic re-prioritization and the need for serious decisions, but we are hopeful about the future.
The Board recognizes that this creates continued uncertainty for our students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends, and neighbors, and it is committed to advancing this work as quickly as possible with a decision shared by the end of next week. We thank the Northland community for their continued support and appreciate the positive work of our faculty and staff.
