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Upheaval continues at UArts: Its president resigns, but Temple offers a possible merger

These developments came just four days after Walk, who had been president of UArts for less than a year, announced the school would close June 7.

Hundreds of University of the Arts students and supporters protested outside Hamilton Hall, the university's administrative building, on Monday. The university's president, Kerry Walk, has resigned, and the school will close on June 7, a week after Walk announced the school's permanent shutdown.
Hundreds of University of the Arts students and supporters protested outside Hamilton Hall, the university's administrative building, on Monday. The university's president, Kerry Walk, has resigned, and the school will close on June 7, a week after Walk announced the school's permanent shutdown.Read moreMonica Herndon / Staff Photographer
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