Drexel, one of the largest private universities in the Philadelphia region with 23,200 students, will pull in a much smaller school.
universities announced Tuesday that they will proceed with a merger and aim to have it take effect next summer.
The two colleges said in April that they were exploring “an affiliation” that would link the schools’ graduate health sciences education and clinical practice programs. Salus is a small, private health sciences university based in Elkins Park and enrolls more than 1,100 students. Its president, Michael Mittelman, said he doesn’t anticipate layoffs in the teaching force. Fry said there may be some consolidation of administrations over time.What will happen with Salus’ main campus in Elkins Park will be a topic addressed by an integration council comprised of faculty and staff from both universities.
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