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1 day ago
Education

MIT student protesters barred from campus housing

MIT placed a second-year MBA student under interim suspension due to his involvement in pro-Palestinian protests, impacting his housing and family stability. [ more ]
therealdeal.com
2 months ago
LA real estate

Student Housing Overtakes Exposition Park Near USC

Transformation of historic neighborhood into student housing village near USC
Concerns about displacement of working-class families by new student-focused developments. [ more ]
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Thesanjoseblog
2 months ago
Silicon Valley real estate

Downtown San Jose photo from the edge of SJSU

SJSU's close connection with Downtown San Jose is set to grow with new student housing and towers outside the campus.
Partnerships like the MLK Jr. Main Library show potential for further collaborations between SJSU and the city such as an AI program. [ more ]
www.mercurynews.com
3 months ago
East Bay (California)

San Jose State University student housing tower gets official name

San Jose State University is transforming a one-time hotel tower into student housing to help spur economic growth in downtown San Jose.
The Spartan Village on the Paseo will feature amenities such as a sky bridge lounge, study sections, fitness room, gaming lounge, film and video screening center, and a cafe. [ more ]
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www.mercurynews.com
3 months ago
San Francisco

San Jose housing tower with hundreds of apartments may sprout downtown

A key city panel has endorsed a 25-story housing highrise in downtown San Jose, which could bring 210 residential units to the area.
The highrise is primarily focused on student and faculty housing and is located within a block of the San Jose State University main campus. [ more ]
ABC7 San Francisco
4 months ago
Silicon Valley real estate

SJSU dorm rooms coming to historic downtown San Jose hotel up for sale

The Signia by Hilton (formerly Fairmont) in downtown San Jose is up for sale.
San Jose State University is converting the hotel beds into student dorm rooms, the largest post-pandemic conversion of a downtown commercial property to residential housing in the Bay Area. [ more ]
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PortlandTribune.com
3 months ago
Education

Oregon students, faculty, unions say university governing system broken, call for investigation

Students unable to afford housing and relying on government assistance
Blame placed on two laws that changed university governance [ more ]
www.berkeleyside.org
3 months ago
East Bay food

Berkeley Wire

Berkeley student housing co-ops in need of repairs
AT&T wants to shut down landline service in Bay Area
Increase in nonbinary and trans students at UC Berkeley [ more ]
The Nation
3 months ago
Social justice

Should People's Park Be Consigned to the Ash Heap of History?

The University of California-Berkeley is moving forward with plans to build a student dormitory and housing for low-income and formerly unhoused people on the contested People's Park site.
Protesters were removed from the park by law enforcement officers, and construction is set to resume once legal obstacles are cleared. [ more ]
www.cbc.ca
3 months ago
Education

Ontario clamps down on public-private college partnerships amid cap on student permits | CBC News

Ontario is imposing a moratorium on new public-private college partnerships to protect students and improve the integrity of post-secondary education.
The province plans to review programs at post-secondary schools with a significant number of international students and require colleges and universities to guarantee housing options for incoming international students.
The move comes in response to challenges, such as predatory practices by recruiters and inadequate housing for students, resulting from a recent spike in international student enrollment in Canada. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
4 months ago
Education

Spelman, a Historically Black Women's College, Receives $100 Million Gift

Spelman College receives $100 million donation, the largest-ever single gift to a historically Black college
$75 million of the gift will be used for scholarships, while the rest will go towards improving student housing and developing an academic focus on public policy and democracy [ more ]
sfist.com
4 months ago
San Francisco

University of California Might Give London Breed That SF Expansion Campus She's Been Hankering For

San Francisco Mayor London Breed's request for UC to build an expanded campus in downtown SF is now being considered by the university.
Breed believes bringing UC to downtown SF would help address the office vacancy problem and student housing shortages while providing opportunities for students. [ more ]
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www.mercurynews.com
5 months ago
Silicon Valley real estate

San Jose State University will buy downtown tower around end of 2025

San Jose State University plans to purchase a former hotel tower to convert into student housing in downtown San Jose.
The university will house 700 to 800 students in the tower starting in fall 2024.
SJSU aims to exercise its option to become the permanent owner of the tower by December 2025. [ more ]
www.mercurynews.com
6 months ago
Silicon Valley real estate

San Jose hotel is poised to benefit from SJSU student housing deal

The Signia by Hilton San Jose hotel is undergoing renovations after selling one of its towers for student housing.
The hotel plans to add a Business Club Lounge, restaurant, and potentially a health spa.
The downsized hotel is still the largest in the area and will remain a major player in Silicon Valley's hotel sector. [ more ]
www.mercurynews.com
6 months ago
Education

SJSU completes $113 million deal to house students in downtown San Jose hotel tower

San Jose State University and Throckmorton Partners have reached a $113 million deal to house SJSU students in a tower of the Signia Hotel in downtown San Jose.
Throckmorton Partners bought the southern tower of the hotel for slightly more than $73 million and will lease it to SJSU.
The housing complex is expected to accommodate 700 students and SJSU has the option to buy the tower in two years. [ more ]
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