As more colleges close, advocates are calling for them to be turned into housing

Tucked into the center of a residential neighborhood, the now-closed Eastern Nazarene College campus in Quincy, Massachusetts, has sat abandoned while a debate rages about what to do with it.

" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/hechingerreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/HE-closed-college-campus-2-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C585&ssl=1" /> Choosing a college? Check out our tracker to make sure your favorite schools dont have shaky finances. QUINCY, Mass. — Waist-high weeds climb through cracks in the tennis courts. Ivy snakes across the locked-shut entrance of a redbrick former women’s dormitory.  Canada geese graze on the baseball field. Wild turkeys scratch in the underbrush. Nature […]

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