Online Classes Mean No Dorm, Gym or Debt

Simon Johnson, bloomberg.com Numer­ous arti­cles and com­men­taries from inside and out­side of acad­e­mia are rais­ing the alarm that Amer­i­can pub­lic high­er edu­ca­tion faces an unprece­dent­ed finan­cial cri­sis. For years, state leg­is­la­tures have been dis­in­vest­… RT @BloombergNews: Jeb Bush & Randy Best: Online classes mean no dorm, gym or debt | http://flip.it/YsCYp (via @BloombergView) http://flip.it/cbBuR Online … Continue reading Online Classes Mean No Dorm, Gym or Debt

Crowd-sourcing college housing: repurposing the McMansions

Increasingly I've noted the rise in the rental economy in the USA as the previous ownership mentality of many Americans traumatized by economic collapse and wealth inequalities is replaced by one of access. One interesting example of this is college students who, according to a slew of recent articles, are now taking over McMansions which … Continue reading Crowd-sourcing college housing: repurposing the McMansions