Phish Members’ School in Vermont to Shut as Enrollment Sinks (1)

Goddard College in Vermont became the latest small liberal arts school to close, joining a wave of institutions that have made such announcements in recent months.

The college, which is outside Montpelier and has just 220 students, cited a “significant and persistent decline in enrollment since the 1970s” in a press release Tuesday announcing the decision to shutter at the end of the spring term. The school, whose alumni include actor William H. Macy and three of the four members of rock band Phish, had temporarily moved to online instruction ahead of the announcement.

Founded in 1938, Goddard prided ...