Abstract
As higher education tuition continues to rise in the United States and globally, other costs impacting students, such as fees, parking, and housing, are rising at a similar pace. Concurrently, more higher education institutions are focusing on creating boutique experiences for students, including the option for single-unit housing. This paper analyzed the costs associated with single-unit housing at the ten largest college campuses in the United States compared to the costs associated with multi-unit housing and off-campus living. The changes in preferences for students associated with their college experiences, when partnered with higher costs of living and off-campus housing, create an unsolvable, wicked problem.
Keywords
single-unit housing, residence life, student affairs, demography, wicked problems
ORCID Identifiers
Anna Peters: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1764-7113
Lou L. Sabina: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5141-8832
Maureen M. McClure: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6253-5153
Claudine McLaren-Turner: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0024-4649
Marcus Silver: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2155-0610
DOI
10.5038/2577-509X.7.3.1170
Recommended Citation
Peters, A. L., Sabina, L. L., McClure, M. M., Sabina, K. L., McLaren-Turner, C., & Silver, M. (2023). Single and not ready to mingle: The potential gentrification of student housing. Journal of Global Education and Research, 7(3), 199-213. https://www.doi.org/10.5038/2577-509X.7.3.1170
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