Friday, April 15, 2011

Lambuth Officially Closing June 30th

As I mentioned on Monday, Lambuth was on the verge of closing.  The Jackson Sun has confirmed it.

We'll be very interested to see what the next move is as we will likely have to move on to Open B.
Lambuth University will close June 30, and university officials will work over the next few weeks to try to reach an agreement for another college to take over the campus, President Bill Seymour said in a news conference at 5 p.m. today. He said discussions may take place with three colleges that are interested in the campus, one of which is the University of Memphis. Jackson Mayor Jerry Gist and three state legislators have made statements in support of the University of Memphis taking over the campus in Jackson as a branch of the public university, and U of M appears to be a strong contender to do so.

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  1. And this closing will mean the end of the sports programs as well as the candidates for taking over the school have not expressed an interest in carrying on the sports programs.

    http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20110415/SPORTS/104150305/1006/Closing-Lambuth-means-end-sports

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