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Where Super Bowl LIX Coaches Went to College Might Surprise You
The coaches leading the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles to the final game of the NFL season come from throughout the wide spectrum of…
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Ryan M Allen
Where Did the DeepSeek Team Go to University? Not in the US.
DeepSeek shows that Chinese universities have caught up to their Western counterparts in the AI space.
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Ryan M Allen
RIP Starbucks Bathroom, Classroom for Boys, Dunk City U Dorms, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of Jan. 24 - Jan. 31
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Rise of RedNote Shows Americans Need to Study Abroad in China
US Students have stopped studying abroad in China but the migration to the TikTok replacement proves there is appetite for bolstering people-to-people…
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Southern Universities Get Snow Day, Reddit Bans X, Good Ugly Dorms, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of Jan. 18 - Jan. 24.
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TikTok Ban and Gen Z: Dying Social Media is New Generational Rite of Passage
Every generation will now have to grapple with the death of their own social media. Now it is happening to Gen Z and TikTok.
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Ryan M Allen
Nat Geo Birthday, German Uni X Exodus, UCLA Fire App Extinguished, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of Jan. 11 - Jan. 19.
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Making an Intersection Unsafe for Pedestrians to Save Seconds for Drivers
How the redesign of a street in a walkable college town reflects our broader values for cars over people.
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Campuses Impacted by LA Fires, City Gets University BRT, & More
Around the College Towns: Links and commentary related to urbanism and higher ed for the week of Jan. 3 - Jan. 10.
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