Politics
Why Manhattan College Is Changing Its Name
Colleges competing for international students prefer to be known as universities.
Good morning. It’s Wednesday. Today we’ll find out why, after 171 years, Manhattan College is getting a new name. We’ll also look at why Amtrak’s system keeps breaking down.
Credit…Manhattan University
Change is coming to Manhattan College, which is in the Bronx.
The school is not moving to Manhattan, which it left 101 years ago.
But the school is changing its name — to Manhattan University.
Its officials will unveil the new name this morning, pulling off a blue tarpaulin that has covered a sign with the new name.
“There’s more prestige associated with a university than a college,” Milo Riverso, the president, said. “A university has a certain stature and status.”
Manhattan hopes that a more prestigious-sounding name will help against headwinds that have buffeted other small-to-medium size schools, particularly when it comes to shifting enrollment trends. With parents and students in this country questioning the value of a college degree, “we feel we made ourselves more marketable” to international students, Riverso said.
