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  "id": 5091606,
  "title": "College M&A Tool Helps Schools Connect in Grim Higher Ed Era",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/college-m-a-tool-helps-schools-connect-in-grim-higher-ed-era",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-02T12:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-02/college-m-a-tool-helps-schools-connect-in-brutal-higher-ed-era"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A new tool is trying to connect colleges with potential partners as higher education institutions face a shrinking pipeline of students.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}