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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: downer on September 11, 2019, 04:20:34 AM

Title: Retire to live on campus? NYT article
Post by: downer on September 11, 2019, 04:20:34 AM
As someone without kids, I think about what life will be like in my 70s and later. Like just about everyone else, I don't want to move to a place where it is all just old people. In principle I like the idea of being around younger people and even being auditing some classes. Apparently some colleges are making this a thing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/10/us/college-university-retirement-communities.html

But wow, it could go dramatically wrong. I wonder how the experiment will fare.
Title: Re: Retire to live on campus? NYT article
Post by: mamselle on September 11, 2019, 10:44:18 AM
Reminds me of Mr. Chips...

M.
Title: Re: Retire to live on campus? NYT article
Post by: Anselm on September 11, 2019, 10:56:46 AM
I think young people prefer to be around fellow young folks.  Now, aside from living actually on campus. there seems to be a trend for non-students to flock to the college towns.  Along with that comes problems of gentrification and loss of affordable housing close to campus.