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Buying a Dying College Isn't a Real Estate Investment
The saga of Rider U and Westminster Choir College show the complications of dying colleges as real estate assets.
Dec 20
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Ryan M Allen
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Shame Bad Drivers Like Seinfeld Christmas Episode, Physical: Asia Education, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of Nov. 29 - Dec. 13.
Dec 13
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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
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Ryan M Allen
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November 2025
Best College Sports Movie Ranking, Black Friday Parking, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of November 20 - November 28.
Nov 28
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Ryan M Allen
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China Will Gladly Take Our International Students, Bad Gen Z Survey, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of -
Nov 20
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College Becomes Zillow Gone Wild, Halal Guy Mayor, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of Nov. 3 - Nov. 9
Nov 10
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Best of Times or Worst of Times to do a PhD, Substack Halloween, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of Oct. 26 - Nov. 2.
Nov 3
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October 2025
Where Have All the Trick-or-Treaters Gone on Halloween? Destination Neighborhoods
Urbanism and car culture play a role in eroding the holiday tradition, but so too has the consolidation of trick-or-treat to destination neighborhoods…
Oct 27
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Ryan M Allen
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From Rails to Trails Doc Blurs NIMBY-YIMBY Divide & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of Oct. 19 - Oct. 25.
Oct 24
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What is Home Depot University?, The Office Townhouse Sells, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of Oct. 11 - Oct. 19.
Oct 18
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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
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Ryan M Allen
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Grokipedia Will Be Misinformation Encyclopedia, Amazon’s Micromobility Fleet, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of Oct. 4 - Oct. 11.
Oct 11
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