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Two Twitter threads that reveal the current state of The Kings College, a Christian college in New York City

John Fea   |  March 7, 2023

We have covered the financial difficulties of The Kings College here and here.

Here is New York journalist Sam Thielman:

They’re currently facing financial hardship and possible closure as @ScottJaschik reports here: https://t.co/FjDTDWgAFE

— Gone Fishin’ (@samthielman) February 27, 2023

*2.6

— Gone Fishin’ (@samthielman) February 27, 2023

In 2021, King’s hired something called Primacorp Ventures (@primacorpinc) to do manage essentially all of its external finances—fundraising, marketing, student recruitment https://t.co/AyplJLFkHb

— Gone Fishin’ (@samthielman) February 27, 2023

Six months on the dot from the Primacorp announcement, King’s made Stockwell Day chairman of its board. They didn’t announce that they had done so until the following February, when they put five more extremely cronyish folks on the board with him. https://t.co/CE4Kr21ykP

— Gone Fishin’ (@samthielman) February 27, 2023

Barely a month later, Day announces that Primacorp’s “partnership” with King’s is going to radically expand into the scammy online college space. https://t.co/rkXkqnO0m6

— Gone Fishin’ (@samthielman) February 27, 2023

Now it really looks like King’s is going to close, despite having JUST, as in LAST MONTH signed a *12-year* lease. Maybe it’ll get acquired by a less naive but more rapacious institution, like Liberty or Hillsdale. Who knows? https://t.co/Y5k4StJBSA

— Gone Fishin’ (@samthielman) February 27, 2023

I suspect I know exactly who will end up owning that building. Here's an interesting dispatch from North Haverbrook, uh, Quest College: https://t.co/E0OOuv6esd

— Gone Fishin’ (@samthielman) February 27, 2023

So I guess my question here is: @crutweets, Bill Bright's name appears in pretty much every piece of boilerplate The King's issues. Are y'all comfortable with con artists like @stockwell_day and @primacorpinc tanking the place for cash? @Rodbergen pic.twitter.com/D09hxHbcsK

— Gone Fishin’ (@samthielman) February 27, 2023

we regret the error

— Gone Fishin’ (@samthielman) February 27, 2023

More from Warren, who's all over this story: https://t.co/8kGqa73SRc

— Gone Fishin’ (@samthielman) February 27, 2023

And here is Alissa Wilkinson, a writer and film critic who teaches English at The Kings College:

https://twitter.com/alissamarie/status/1632939349930115075
https://twitter.com/alissamarie/status/1632939358587170818
https://twitter.com/alissamarie/status/1632939365050490880
https://twitter.com/alissamarie/status/1632939373124624385
https://twitter.com/alissamarie/status/1632939380577820675
https://twitter.com/alissamarie/status/1632939388404477952

Filed Under: Way of Improvement Tagged With: Christian colleges, Christian higher education, New York City, The Kings College