Say goodbye to Marist College forever.
Alumni and current students at the Poughkeepsie, New York campus were stunned by an announcement on Wednesday that Marist College would be changing its name after almost 100 years.
Marist was founded in 1905 by the Marist Brothers as a Catholic institute to train the order for their service as teachers. In 1929, Marist officially became a four-year religious school named Marist College. Marist’s dedication to Catholic education continued until 1969 when it transformed itself into a private college. While some Marist brothers still serve as faculty members, the school is now a secular college that is no longer affiliated with the Catholic Church.
Big Changes For Marist College
Over the past few decades, Marist has grown the footprint of its Poughkeepsie campus, added new graduate programs and launched a second campus in Florence, Italy. The school has become almost unrecognizable to alumni from 30 years ago, such as myself, who are still in awe of its transformation…