rjohara

Folks interested in the residential college idea might be interested in The Collegiate Way: Residential Colleges and the Renewal of University Life (collegiateway.org). This is an international trend. Students of planning and community design may find much of interest in it. (Though I'm not an advocate for specialized subject-based groupings such as "arts halls" or "science halls" -- search the Collegiate Way website for "theme halls" for more on that criticism.) Bob O'Hara