Jonathan NicholsJonathan Nichols is an Assistant Professor of English at Waubonsee Community College and the author of Requiem for a College: The Troubling Trend of College Closures in the United States, a compelling exploration of the 2017 closure of Saint Joseph'sCollege in Rensselaer, Indiana. Drawing from his personal experience as an alumnus, a former faculty member, and someone with deep family ties to the institution, Nichols provides a movingly human perspective on the broader crisis of small college closures in the United States. His work has been featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Guardian, and he frequently contributes to discussions on higher education's evolving landscape. The forthcoming second edition of Requiem for a College, set for release in summer 2025, expands on these themes, offering updated insights into the increasing frequency of college closures and their profound impact on communities nationwide. His academic areas of study are composition and rhetoric, along with longform literary nonfiction. He lives in Illinois with his wife, Debbie, and his dog, Tony. Read More Read Less