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Higher Ed Age of Conquest, Deleted Bluesky, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of March 2 - March 9.
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Stop Blaming Boomers, Restaurant Sameness, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of Feb. 23 - March 1.
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The Dashboard That Cried Wolf
Trump's new higher ed foreign gift dashboard is an overpromised, contextless mess.
Feb 24
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Ryan M Allen
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The School Car Pickup Line Is a National Embarrassment
Feb 17, 2025
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Celebrating the Timeless Allure of Tintin's Aesthetics
Jan 6, 2025
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The Urbanism of the 'King of the Hill' Reboot
Aug 25, 2025
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Ryan M Allen
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Making an Intersection Unsafe for Pedestrians to Save Seconds for Drivers
Jan 13, 2025
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Ryan M Allen
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No, You and a Couple of Friends Shouldn't Buy a Dead College
Feb 24, 2025
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Where Have All the Trick-or-Treaters Gone on Halloween? Destination Neighborhoods
Oct 27, 2025
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Ryan M Allen
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The Dashboard That Cried Wolf
Trump's new higher ed foreign gift dashboard is an overpromised, contextless mess.
Feb 24
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Ryan M Allen
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Waymo Hits a Kid Walking to School: Crash Analysis
I visit the site where a self-driving car made international headlines for not being a tragedy.
Feb 11
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Ryan M Allen
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The Education and Urbanism of Breaking Away
From limestone quarries to the National Championship: How this 1979 film captures the evolution of Indiana University, Bloomington, and the classic…
Jan 19
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Ryan M Allen
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Why Parents Tolerate Terrible School Car Pickup Lines
A tragedy strikes the my own community. We failed this boy and his family by placating drivers over everything else.
Dec 5, 2025
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Happy 1st Birthday to College Towns
I reflect on a year of weekly writing, running an academic Substack, and the future of the site.
Oct 14, 2025
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Ryan M Allen
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No, International Students Are Not Stealing Spots from American Undergraduates
Trump's Compact and other statements have exaggerated concerns over international students at American universities.
Oct 6, 2025
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Ryan M Allen
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Why Finland, Norway, & Sweden Are the Least Happiest Countries in this Ranking
Arbitrary indicators, dubious choices, random weights, overstated studies, biased presentation—this essay shows how rankings are not science.
Sep 29, 2025
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Ryan M Allen
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Impact of $100K H-1B Fee on International Students and US Higher Ed
There is a lot of confusion about the new $100,000 Trump imposed on H-1B. I discuss the impact through the lens of international students and higher ed.
Sep 22, 2025
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Ryan M Allen
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Too Much Money in College Football? It’s Always Been America's Favorite Big Business
There are a lot of complaints about the money and changes happening in college football, but these same complaints could be heard throughout every era.
Sep 15, 2025
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Ryan M Allen
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