April 25, 2003

2 California Colleges Consider Merging

By AUDREY WILLIAMS JUNE

Two private institutions are contemplating a merger. Officials of Chapman University and Western University of Health Sciences, both located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, are in discussions about combining their operations.

Chapman, which has 4,700 students, is interested in broadening its graduate programs. In addition to undergraduate programs focused on the liberal arts, it offers graduate degrees in areas including business, economics, education, film and television, and

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