When colleges close, they leave sprawling facilities behind. Some are acquired by other colleges or converted into housing, K ...

Izzy Johnson, left, and Jack Beatson are first-year students at Sterling College in Craftsbury Common, Vt. The college has announced that it will close at the end of this semester. Oliver Parini for ...

Hampshire College, a small liberal arts school known for experimental curriculum and interdisciplinary study, will close after its fall 2026 semester.

CRAFTSBURY COMMON, Vt. — More than a dozen newborn lambs cavorted around a fenced-in yard beneath the scrutiny of their mothers and a few watchful students taking turns attending to them. The lambs' ...