I am Nancy Blattner, the president of Fontbonne University. It is with deep sadness and great regret that I am announcing Fontbonne will not admit a freshman class in fall 2024. After many years of declining enrollments and a shrinking endowment, the financial position of the university is no longer able to be sustained for […]
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Approved Retrenchment Plan November 30, 2023 Based on feedback from the staff, academic departments, faculty, faculty governance committees, alumni, community members, board members, and others, the leadership team has modified the original proposals in several ways as indicated below. The complete, final retrenchment plan and the full impact of the voluntary early separation program, described […]
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Fontbonne University has announced a new community partnership agreement with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri (BBBSEMO) to provide $4,000 Community Partnership Scholarships for BBBSEMO students who enroll at Fontbonne University and meet other criteria. The official agreement was signed at Fontbonne on August 29, 2023 and goes into effect for full-time undergraduate students beginning […]
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Nicolas Valdez, a recent graduate of the Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) graduate program at Fontbonne University, has been selected to participate in the prestigious Voice Fellowship at the University of Southern California (USC). Chosen from a pool of over 60 applicants, Valdez is the single fellow for this program. In order to experience more hands-on learning, […]
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Damon Williams graduated from Fontbonne University in 2005 with his master’s degree in Business Administration. He currently serves as the Associate Vice President and Chief of Staff at the University of Kentucky. After having a successful career in corporate America, Williams has taken on the task of creating equitable spaces for underrepresented students in higher education. We sat […]
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To meet the increasing demand for speech-language pathologists, Fontbonne University is opening a graduate distance education program at St. Catherine’s University (St. Kate’s) in St. Paul, Minn. in January 2023. Part of the program will include a speech and language clinic in the community, offering free evaluation and treatment of a wide variety of developmental and acquired […]
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Hispanic Heritage Month has been celebrated in the U.S. for over 30 years. It is formally known as National Hispanic Heritage Month. The goal of this month is to celebrate the cultures and traditions of both the Hispanic and Latinx communities. Hispanic refers to someone who is from, or a descendant of someone who is from, […]
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