A must read from the Wall Street Journal on the Boom and Bust of College Towns

When the University Leaves, What’s Left?

This Wall Street Journal piece titled College Towns Face Boom and Bust takes a hard look at Macomb, Illinois — once a thriving college town built around Western Illinois University — and the slow unraveling that happens when enrollment drops, jobs disappear, and students no longer fill the streets, shops, and rentals. It’s a cautionary tale with broader implications for university towns everywhere. We are seeing this to some degree in Canada and in other parts of the United States

As higher education faces demographic shifts, budget cuts, and new models of learning, towns like Macomb remind us that the fate of a university is deeply entwined with the fate of its community.

📖 Read the full story here: WSJ – College Towns Face Boom and Bust