The planned merger between the University of Findlay and Bluffton University has been canceled after due diligence revealed that more effective partnerships could be achieved without full integration. Key challenges included maintaining separate identities related to college athletics and the complexities of financial aid distribution. Findlay's president, Katherine Fell, emphasized that they will pursue other strategic partnerships while remaining open to collaboration with Bluffton and other institutions, highlighting a shift in focus towards flexible partnerships rather than mergers.
"Some higher education organizations may find mergers the best path forward. For us, due diligence in this case has demonstrated that partnering in key ways is a better solution."
"Regulations require a separate process for financial aid distribution and prohibit the sharing of resources and sports facilities, resulting in fewer synergies in those areas than originally anticipated."
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