Hampshire College Closes After 56-Year Run of Experimental Liberal Arts
Hampshire College, founded in 1970 to pursue an experimental liberal-arts education, will close after this fall due to prolonged enrollment and financial pressures, with about half of its 2025 target of 300 students enrolled. The college will help students transfer and wind down while faculty adjust, highlighting broader challenges facing U.S. higher education, including humanities funding and debates over the value and delivery of liberal-arts learning.