Gazing out at Marlboro College for the first time, Maya Abarca remembers seeing white buildings scattered over rolling hills—all of it nearly camouflaged...
By Frankie Rowley, Content Managing Editor
/ October 14, 2021
Almost all of the former faculty and students of Marlboro College have not set foot on their idyllic Potash Hill campus since the onset of the pandemic...
A chamber music group closed its purchase of the former Marlboro College campus on Tuesday, a culmination to months of uncertainty over the land after...
By Jacob Seitz, Former Staff Writer
/ April 27, 2021
The co-founder of Democracy Builders, the non-profit that owns and operates the former Marlboro College campus, was arrested Tuesday on federal charges...
By Jacob Seitz, Former Staff Writer
/ March 11, 2021
Democracy Builders will retain control of the former Marlboro College campus, according to its founder Seth Andrew, after it was purportedly sold to Vermont-based...
By Jacob Seitz, Former Staff Writer
/ February 5, 2021
Type 1 Civilization Academy will take over the former Marlboro College campus from Democracy Builders, according to documents obtained by The Beacon, with...
Sarah-May Schultz’s first visit to the old Marlboro College campus, tucked away in the hills of rural Vermont, came when she was just 38 days old. Eighteen...
By Jacob Seitz, Former Staff Writer
/ July 24, 2020
The Marlboro community raised more questions about the allegations of racism against Democracy Builders, the organization that purchased the Marlboro College...
The college confirmed Thursday that the Emerson-Marlboro deal is now finalized after the Vermont Attorney General approved the agreement Monday.
“This...
By Jacob Seitz, Former Staff Writer
/ July 20, 2020
The Emerson-Marlboro deal received final approval from the Vermont Attorney General’s office Monday, the last hurdle in an eight-month merger process...
By Jacob Seitz, Former Staff Writer
/ July 17, 2020
Despite mounting allegations of racism against the Democracy Builders founder, the sale of the Marlboro campus to the non-profit cannot be stopped by the...
By Jacob Seitz, Former Staff Writer
/ July 4, 2020
Marlboro and Emerson signed an Asset Transfer Agreement last week, which lays out final terms for student accommodations, faculty transfers, and finances,...
By Jacob Seitz, Former Staff Writer
/ July 4, 2020
The Marlboro Alumni Council urged the Marlboro Board of Trustees to cancel the sale of the Vermont campus to Democracy Builders due to recent public accusations...
By Jacob Seitz, Former Staff Writer
/ June 27, 2020
The Marlboro College Board of Trustees officially approved The Emerson-Marlboro merger on Friday, Marlboro President Kevin Quigley said in a Zoom meeting...
By Jacob Seitz, Former Staff Writer
/ June 14, 2020
Marlboro College students attending Emerson as a part of the proposed Emerson-Marlboro merger will lose the Marlboro tuition rate guarantee and housing...
By Jacob Seitz, Former Staff Writer
/ May 28, 2020
Emerson College announced Thursday that it has entered into a provisional agreement to acquire Marlboro College, just hours after Marlboro announced the...
By Jacob Seitz, Former Staff Writer
/ May 16, 2020
Emerson College will receive only an estimated $22 million out of the estimated $27 million of Marlboro College’s endowment when the Emerson-Marlboro...
By Jacob Seitz, Former Staff Writer
/ April 23, 2020
Marlboro College selected a Boston-based real estate firm on Tuesday to aid in the promotion and sale of the 530-acre campus on top of Potash Hill.
Colliers...