US university, college towns face dual threat

Combination of pandemic and remote learning results in hardship

Many of the cities and towns that are home to the 4,000 universities and colleges in the United States are worried－and some of them are going broke.

College towns, like many other areas of the country, experienced major losses of income and jobs in the spring as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

The outbreak also led to thousands of students leaving campuses for home.