A rural town with two HBCUs and no movie theater
Those two universities present tremendous opportunities for rural Orangeburg, S.C., but the city has long let the area around them deteriorate. A new project brings hope of making this into more of a college town that serves its students.
Does axing testing hurt rural colleges?
East Georgia State College suffered the worst enrollment decline in the state. Test exemptions, officials there say, created a ripple effect that changed where students went.
What’s in a name?
Rural. It’s our favorite national calling card. Beloved by politicians in jean-jacketed commercials. CEOs drumming up common man bona fides. Ice cream ads that melt with nostalgia. But what does it actually mean? And how does it matter?