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The coronavirus pandemic that began in 2020, triggered a global recession as numerous countries, including the US, went into lockdown. As businesses, schools and childcare facilities closed, and people were encouraged to stay at home to help control the spread of COVID-19, Southern Management Companies (Southern) communities became an even more important source of comfort […] Read More

CNN Travel By Debra Kamin Aug. 26, 2020 Talia Oleshansky was hoping to spend her junior year at Indiana University in the sorority house for Alpha Epsilon Phi, as she did her sophomore year. Instead, she will be moving into a hotel — a result of Indiana University’s reduction in on-campus housing availability. Fewer students […] Read More

Associations Now By Samantha Whitehorne Apr. 9, 2020 With meeting planners unable to travel for site visits and tours, more of these face-to-face processes are moving online. Here’s how some destinations and hotels are making it happen. The COVID-19 pandemic has not only forced many in-person events to move online; it has also changed some […] Read More

The New York Times By Miranda S. Spivack Nov. 20, 2018 For decades, the University of Maryland has had a tense relationship with the residents and elected officials of College Park, a small city near Washington that the university calls home. But that has begun to turn around, said Ken Ulman, a former local politician […] Read More