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Campus DesignsDoes Charlie Munger’s Death Finally Put an End to Dormzilla?
The University of California at Santa Barbara was vague on Wednesday about the fate of the $1.5-billion dormitory project, backed by the financier and set to house 3,500 students. -
'Losing Bits of Us'
Colleges Need to Protect Valuable Collections From Climate Change. A New Project Aims to Help.
Louisiana State University’s new database of museums, libraries, and other cultural-heritage institutions will highlight risks and suggest steps to prepare for extreme weather and natural disasters. -
An 'Egregious Wrong'
How a Virginia College Destroyed a Black Neighborhood
Eminent-domain seizures by colleges across the country exacerbated the racial wealth gap. -
The Work Force
Why Labor Shortages on Campus-Building Staffs Are Reaching ‘Crisis Situations’
The lack of workers is driven by a host of factors, and it’s worsening deferred-maintenance backlogs. -
A Troubled Turnaround
The College That Refused to Die
What happens when survival is the No. 1 priority? A cautionary tale from North Carolina. -
Student Housing
Is ‘Dormzilla’ Dead? UC-Santa Barbara Won’t Confirm but Says It’s Seeking Alternatives.
The University of California campus has requested new designs for a major student-housing complex, sparking speculation that it’s abandoned plans for a massive, mostly windowless dormitory. -
Campus Housing
A Majority-White HBCU Tries to Reconcile With Its Racist Past, and Stumbles
The explosion of a bomb at West Virginia’s Bluefield State in 1968 resulted in the closing of a dorm and the mass exodus of Black students. -
Doomed by Debt
The College That Mortgaged Everything
Loans were a lifeline for Finlandia University. Until they weren’t. -
The Review | Opinion
The Ethical Poverty of Dorms for the Rich
Coffee lounges and exclusive fitness studios help attract students. They also stratify the student body. -
Aging Facilities
The Backlog That Could Threaten Higher Ed’s Viability
Campuses went on a decades-long building boom. The bill for maintaining them, which has rarely been fully met, is coming due.
