On July 25, 2019, the University of Bridgeport and Marlboro College announced plans to enter into a merger that would draw on the strengths of both institutions to create an expanded university with deeper connections between professional programs and the liberal arts. It was announced in September 2019 that the merger was no longer in the works. On April 2, 2020, Laura Skandera Trombley resigned as President to assume the presidency of Southwestern University in Texas. Provost Stephen Healey was appointed Interim President, and Tarek Sobh, Vice President for Research & Economic Development and Dean of the College of Business, Education, and Engineering, was appointed Interim Provost.