Kolek planning to go pro
I mean where would Marquette move? And how would that move make it more attractive to students?
If folks are leaving cities, and not going to suburbs, then they're all moving to rural locations?
Chicago metro area population actually has been growing.
Cities of less than 250k ... which some might define as rural
It's impossible to find housing at a reasonable price in most major metros these days. Low supply leading to significantly higher rents in Chicago and NYC. What a difference a year makes. It'll be interesting what data from this year looks like, it seems that all of your sources are from 2021 and 2022.Your NYT quote is from an editorial, btw.
The data from cell phone coverage and office usage (Kastle systems) is current into Q1 2023 and shows no improvement.Are you arguing this trend is over? Because if it is not, what are the long-term prospects for MU?https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/milwaukee-wi-populationMilwaukee1960 = 741.3k1970 = 717.4k1980 = 636.3k1990 = 628.1k2000 = 597k2010 = 594.8k2020 = 576.3k2023 (est) = 555.6k2029 (est) = 516.5kAnd the biggest pool of students for MU, Chicago, is even worse.https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/chicago-il-population1960 = 3.6M1970 = 3.4m1980 = 3m1990 = 2.8m2000 = 2.9m2010 = 2.7m2020 = 2.7m2023 (est) = 2.6m2029 (est) = 2.3m
Metro, and downtown specifically.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-24/chicago-s-downtown-now-has-more-residents-than-before-pandemic
Cardinal Stritch closing has nothing to do with the fact they are in Milwaukee.And again Heisey, where do they move? One school that did move was Carthage College, which was originally in rural Carthage, IL. They moved to their present site in 1964 after nearly 100 years in operation.
If Stritch was in a city with faster growth, or any growth for that fact, would it be in the same position? Most colleges and universities that close have a common denominator, they are in an area of rapid depopulation.So let me ask the question bluntly ... are big Midwestern cities like Milwaukee and Chicago going to die like Detroit and St Louis? If your answer is yes, what should MU do in response to this?
Metro is experiencing small positive growth but is far behind the national population growth rate. The metro area is losing ground to the rest of the country.Downtown is not households with kids or a very small number of households with kids. This does not benefit a university seeking competitive applications.
How 'bout da hell hole aka Chicago, hey?
Chicago is awesome. Love going there. Same with NYC
Ask the people in charge of the university what their plans are
As a thought experiment, what would be your reaction to MU opening a second campus in Nashville, Charlotte, or Orlando? And then, over time, more and more resources are moved from Milwaukee to that campus.