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: the scholarship of engagement

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community and college--United States.

Community and college.

Education, Higher--United States.

Education, Higher.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 condition

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:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60917-340-6

OCLC:

811407716