Evangelist Moves to Acquire Defunct Green Mountain College Campus for New University

By Josh Moody · Inside Higher Ed · 2026-07-31

Evangelist Moves to Acquire Defunct Green Mountain College Campus for New University

Inside Higher Ed reports that Tommie Zito, an itinerant evangelist, is under contract to purchase the former Green Mountain College campus in Vermont from whiskey distiller Raj Bhakta. Zito intends to launch Z University by fall 2027 as the flagship for a global network of biblic

Inside Higher Ed reports that Tommie Zito, an itinerant evangelist, is under contract to purchase the former Green Mountain College campus in Vermont from whiskey distiller Raj Bhakta. Zito intends to launch Z University by fall 2027 as the flagship for a global network of biblic