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Promise and betrayal : universities and the battle for sustainable urban neighborhoods / John I. Gilderbloom and R. L. Mullins ; foreword by Henry Cisneros.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gilderbloom, John Ingram.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Community and college--United States.
- Community and college.
- Community development, Urban--United States.
- Community development, Urban.
- Universities and colleges--United States--Public services.
- Universities and colleges.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (253 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Argues that universities can help revitalize poor neighborhoods.
- Contents:
- Promise of university community partners
- Universities providing human services
- Universities helping rebuild neighborhoods
- Urban revitalization partnerships : perceptions of the university's role
- The urban university in the community : the role of boards and presidents
- A model for university-community partnerships
- Betrayal by the universities.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-215) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9780791483114
- 0791483118
- 9781423748724
- 1423748727
- OCLC:
- 63161485
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