May 16, 2008
Struggling Communities Turn to Colleges
Small private institutions work to help ailing local economies
The dilapidated buildings across the street from King's College were an eyesore. Shattered windows pockmarked sagging facades. Reports of illegal activity drew police patrols.
For the Rev. Thomas J. O'Hara, King's president, the blight was more than just a nuisance. On more than one occasion, prospective students and their parents cut short campus visits after walking down that street. In letters to Father O'Hara,
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