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To Save Higher Ed, Melt Down Your Iron Gates
Why proactive community engagement beats reactive lobbying.
Aug 10
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Matthew J. Camp, PhD
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A New Way of Educating City Builders
The old ways of teaching and learning urbanism are outdated. It's time for something new. Here's how.
Aug 3
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Seth Zeren
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July 2026
Billionaires Revitalized Dead Colleges, Guerilla Bike Lane Sweeper, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of July 12 - July 26.
Jul 27
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Ryan M Allen
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Visa Restrictions for International Students Hurt Local Economies
How US policy is squandering a national asset and harming local communities.
Jul 20
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Free vs. Faster Buses, Celebrities Want to be Professors, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of July 6 - July 12.
Jul 13
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Ryan M Allen
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Can Professors be Patriotic?, World Wishes US Happy Birthday, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of June 22 - July 5.
Jul 6
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Ryan M Allen
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June 2026
World Cup Visitors Remind Americans to Celebrate Our 250th Birthday
The US Semiquincentennial felt like a bust until the foreigners arrived for soccer.
Jun 29
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Ryan M Allen
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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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