FOX POINT, Wis. (AP) — Cardinal Stritch University, a Catholic liberal arts college, is closing, a year after celebrating its 85th anniversary in Wisconsin. President Dan Scholz says it’s devastating news. But he says Stritch is facing “fiscal realities” caused by lower student enrollment, the impact of the pandemic and other challenges. The university was known as St. Clare College when it was started in Milwaukee in 1937 by the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi. It was renamed for Cardinal Samuel Stritch in 1946 and eventually relocated to northern Milwaukee County. All programs will end by May 22. The last graduation ceremony will be held on May 21.
