Complex sentence: The announcement of the Corporation's decision on June 30,1757 was bitterly controversial, and in the aftermath discipline at the College collapsed, and the General Assembly intervened, ultimately siding with Clap.
Split into simpler sentences: The announcement of the Corporation's decision on June 30,1757, was bitterly controversial, and, in the aftermath, discipline at the College collapsed. The General Assembly intervened, ultimately siding with Clap.