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The enormous challenges facing small colleges

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The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.

According to a recent analysis, hundreds of private colleges and universities across the United States are at risk of closing in the next 10 years.

On this episode, we speak with Jon Marcus, a journalist with the Hechinger Report, who recently reported on the impending closure of Sterling College, a tiny school in rural Vermont.

Lucas Willard is a news reporter and host at WAMC Northeast Public Radio, which he joined in 2011. He produces and hosts The Best of Our Knowledge and WAMC Listening Party.
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