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New York Haters Lose Again, New Ethical Uber, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of June 9 - June 21.
Jun 22
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Ryan M Allen
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The Curious Case of Youngening Grad Students
Grad students have gotten young, with reverberations on both colleges and surrounding communities.
Jun 15
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Nico Hohman
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Ticketmasterification Ruins Ticket Prices, Paris Syndrome Japan, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of May 27 - June 8.
Jun 9
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Ryan M Allen
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The 16% of Dangerous Drivers Dilemma
This small subset of drivers makes our streets even more dangerous.
Jun 3
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Ryan M Allen
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May 2026
Write for College Towns this Summer, RIP Hostel Common Room, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of May 19 - May 26.
May 26
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Students Hate AI at Graduation, Research Hits Home, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of May 5 - May 18.
May 18
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Bicentennial on Semiquincentennial: Did the Smartest Guys in 1976 Predict 2026?
A National Geographic from 1976 offers a glimpse into the hopes and fears of America's future.
May 12
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Ryan M Allen
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Traffic Cameras and Campus Free Speech, Ruining Old Books, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of April 27 - May 3.
May 4
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April 2026
AI Wrangler Jobs Are Already Real, Rat Cars, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of April 18 - April 26.
Apr 27
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Fantastical Adaptive Reuse: The Story of Fu Ren University, Beijing, China.
From a prince's palace, then a Catholic school ordained by the Pope, to a modern national university.
Apr 20
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Ryan M Allen
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No One Wants to Be the Internet Town Square, 16th Century Faculty Salaries, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of April 10 - 17
Apr 16
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Ryan M Allen
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The US Needs a New Space Race
Artemis II is the first leg of the Space Race with China with the end goal of a university on the Moon.
Apr 9
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Ryan M Allen
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