After Backtracking, Dowling College Closes for Good

Dowling College administrators decided this week to close the Oakdale-based school down for good following on-again, off-again plans to shutter the debt-ridden 48-year-old private institution that’s losing its accreditation next month.  Dowling’s board of trustees voted Tuesday against appealing a recent decision by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the college’s oversight agency, to withdraw Dowling’s accreditation on Aug. 31 following a two-year review.