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Lessons learned: Housing at NYU, Columbia, Harvard, UCLA and UC-Irvine
Last June, I and a few other UBC Governors and senior staff visited NYU, Columbia, Harvard, UCLA, and UC-Irvine. Just like UBC, these universities are located in areas where housing prices are prohibitive. And just like them, UBC is in … Continue reading
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Tagged Columbia, Harvard, NYU, ubc housing, uc irvine, UCLA
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The problem with developing a “Housing Action Plan” for UBC (II) – Cash Flow
The UBC administration is quite aware of how critical the issue of housing is to the future of the university and is committed to addressing it. The President said as much in his latest town hall meeting, and the Board … Continue reading
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Tagged land leases, ubc administration, uc irvine
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