The road half traveled : university engagement at a crossroads / Rita Axelroth Hodges and Steve Dubb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hodges, Rita Axelroth.

Contributor:

Dubb, Steve.

Series:

Transformations in higher education

Transformations in higher education: the scholarship of engagement

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community and college--United States.

Community and college.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 237 pages ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2012]

Summary:

This study from the Anchor Institution Task Force profiles ten urban colleges and universities that demonstrate how institutions can support communities through development initiatives and partnership programs. The book begins with a brief history of universities, community partnerships, and economic development, then outlines a typology of three different strategies of anchor-based community development, based on the role of the university as a facilitator supporting partnerships in many different neighborhoods, as a leader in developing adjacent low-income neighborhoods, and as a convener acting with a broader coalition. The book includes case studies from universities around the country and sums up best practices for becoming an anchor institution. There is also practical guidance on building internal constituencies for partnership work and creating policy support for the Anchor Institution mission. Appendices offer budget documents and an annotated list of organizations. Hodges is affiliated with Netter Center for Community Partnerships, University of Pennsylvania. Dubb is affiliated with Democracy Collaborative, University of Maryland-College Park. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Brief history of universities, community partnerships, and economic development

Three strategies of anchor-based development

Higher education approaches to urban issues

Addressing the challenges

University as facilitator

University as leader

University as convener

Promising practices and lessons learned

Building internal constituencies for partnership work

Catalyzing change with philanthropy

Policy support for the anchor institution mission

Conclusion. thinking forward

Appendix 1. budget documents from anchor institutions task force

Appendix 2. interview subjects and contributors

Appendix 3. additional resources.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-223) and index.

ISBN:

9781611860467

1611860466

OCLC:

771056634