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Rita Axelroth Hodges, Steve Dubb - Road Half Traveled, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

Del i serien Transformations in Higher Education

Road Half Traveled

University Engagement at a Crossroads

Av Rita Axelroth Hodges, Steve Dubb

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A growing number of universities are dedicating resources to support their surrounding communities, but much potential for advancement remains. A university’s mission as an “anchor institution,” as defined by the authors, is to consciously and strategically apply the institution’s long-term, place-based economic power, in combination with its human and intellectual resources, to better the welfare of the community in which it resides. Drawing on ten diverse universities as case studies, this eye-opening book explores practices and strategies that can be employed to improve conditions in low-income communities and emphasizes the critical roles of university leaders, philanthropy, and policy in this process. To date the most comprehensive account of the range of roles played by universities as anchors in their communities, The Road Half Traveled provides a forward-thinking perspective on new horizons in university and community partnership.
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Rita Axelroth Hodges is Assistant Director at the Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Steve Dubb is Research Director at the Democracy Collaborative of the University of Maryland, College Park, USA.

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Partnerships between universities and communities generate local investment by helping entrepreneurs turn academic ideas into commercial inventions, pushing city planners to map green spaces, and encouraging businesses to promote sustainable building practices. Yet, challenges remain to ensure underserved communities benefit from truly inclusive local economic development. The Road Half Traveled outlines how to serve those needs and spur universities to address the challenges of the low-income communities surrounding them.—U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH)

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