They all begin college with hope, and leave without the credential they believed would shape the rest of their lives due to financial instability, family, illness.
For decades, universities competed for students, faculty and donors with buildings, rankings and brand. The next decade will be decided by what's humming in the basement.
When housing is understood not just as shelter, but as part of a wider ecosystem of care, new priorities emerge for how campuses are planned and built.
In a market defined by constraint, relevance is the new scale. Working smarter is not just about efficiency. It is about making every interaction matter.
Christopher L. Augostini takes the helm at Emory University while Tufts Provost Caroline Attardo Genco becomes the first female president at the University at Buffalo.
