Martin University, Indiana’s only predominantly Black college, will close after nearly five decades amid ongoing financial challenges, per theGrio.
Founded in 1977 by Rev. Fr. Boniface Hardin and Sister Jane Schilling, Martin University was established to provide higher education opportunities to low-income and disenfranchised students who often lacked access to traditional colleges.
The school will cease operations after the Higher Learning Commission recommended closure on December 23, and the university voluntarily resigned its accreditation…