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More than a century after the Sisters of Mercy in 1924 established Mount Mercy Academy — which would evolve into a junior college in 1928, a four-year college in 1960, and a full-fledged university with graduate degrees in 2010 — the Cedar Rapids campus officially has new ownership.

“At 11 a.m. this morning, June 3, 2025, St. Ambrose University formally became the parent company of Mount Mercy University,” St. Ambrose President Amy Novak wrote in a Tuesday message to faculty and staff. “Effective today, all assets of Mount Mercy have been formally transferred.”

The paperwork establishing the union completes “step one of the federally mandated two-step process to unite our institutions,” Novak

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