I just learned the other day that the Yiddish Book Center was on the site of Hampshire College. While the former is not closing, the fate of the latter has prompted some introspective articles. Here is a particularly lovely one in the Forward.
A farewell to Hampshire College, site of my Yiddish awakening
https://forward.com/culture/818854/farewell-to-hampshire-college-yiddish/
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