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Christian Science Monitor - Entertainment
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From the Magazine - As US small colleges close, towns can struggle. In Vermont, one turned the page. Small, private colleges in the U.S. are closing more often, depriving communities of resources and people. One Vermont town has a solution that could work for others. By - Olivia Fletcher - / 4 min12 days ago