U of M looks to rent up to 300 beds before the fall semester
The Centennial Place on the University of Memphis campus can house up to 780 students. Out-of-state enrollment is rapidly growing, and the university is struggling to house the demand. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Growing out-of-state enrollment and declining in-state enrollment are due in part to the looming “enrollment cliff” and the university’s improved prestige and R1 status.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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