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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any thoughts?

I don’t know why it’s necessary? And that poor art school where the current students knew nothing about it and just our above to begin their next semester.

https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2026/01/13/vanderbilt-university-to-establish-full-time-academic-campus-in-san-francisco/[/quote]

I'm in SF and I saw that they acquired the CCA building in the southeast neighborhood called Design District, near Portrero Hill. Seems odd as the culture of Vanderbilt and SF and this location (urban, industrialized, recently gentrified and still a bit gritty) couldn't be more different.[/quote]

As someone also familiar with SF, there is a perverse logic to this acquisition.  The location is an area redeveloped with upscale housing and amenities, not far from Chase Center (Warriors) and Oracle Park (Giants).

Perfect for a school known for wealthy students who can claim to have lived in SF while insulating themselves from what remains of the grittier parts of the city.  The more adventurous ones can go slumming by walking over to the Mission to enjoy a variety of ethnic cuisines, unimaginable in Nashville, after hanging out at Dog Eared Books.[/quote]

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