The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts (AICUM) has opposed regulatory measures that force colleges to develop certain contingency plans. "[I]t is important to state that the abrupt manner of Mt. Ida's closure was wrong, as it needlessly disrupted the lives of Mt. Ida's students and their families, as well as its faculty and staff, and caught state officials by surprise," AICUM President Richard Doherty wrote in a letter to the state's Department of Higher Education in August, and that Education Dive obtained in a public records request. Doherty did not respond to request for comment.
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