
Miriam E. Nelson, president of Hampshire College, announced suddenly on Friday that she would resign from her position, effective at 4 p.m. In the announcement of her resignation, Nelson said division over her leadership had become a distraction for the Massachusetts college in a time of financial turmoil.
Over the past five years, Hampshire has seen a steep decline in enrollment and faced deficits of close to $20 million. Nelson was named president in April 2018, at the height of the difficulties. She announced at the start of this year that the college was looking to join with some other institution to keep its doors open. Later the college announced that it would not enroll a full freshman class.
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