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Philadelphia's University of the Crafts Files for Personal Bankruptcy

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CHAPTER 11. The Educational institution of the Fine Arts (UArts) in Philadelphia has declared personal bankruptcy a handful of months after it quickly shut this summer. The step came after the breakdown of talks to potentially combine with Temple University, shows up the Philly Voice. The college is actually $fifty million in debt to bondholders, as well as a court submitting reveals that the shuttered educational institution's possessions and obligations are valued around $one hundred thousand. The Temple Uni merging had raised the possibility of keeping the school, however by the end of August, those hopes were dashed. "After a thorough effort through our interior and also exterior team, our team were actually unable to identify an answer that will remain in the greatest enthusiasm of Holy place's community as well as mission," reviews a statement from Temple managers. Over 330 past UArts students have actually enrolled at Temple given that the summer months, and also in the same claim, the college claimed they were actually still discovering "opportunities with other charitable institutions that might permit our company to rejuvenate as well as activate the UArts' amenities.".

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