Bob Neal: The Countryman: Too much of a good thing?
Bob Neal: The Countryman: Too much of a good thing? Analysts of higher-education trends are predicting that the aftermath of COVID-19 may bring the closure of hundreds of colleges, perhaps 10 to 20% of our 4,200 or so colleges. Read Article National trends often start on the coasts and move inland. Craft brewing first got big in Oregon, Maine and Vermont. Now it’s everywhere, and Maine is a major craft-beer state. Another trend may have started in Vermont but hasn’t spread much, though it well might. And maybe it should. In the past two years, four colleges in Vermont have closed and tw...