Record Type: |
Electronic resources
: monographic
|
Title Information: |
university engagement at a crossroads |
Author: |
HodgesRita Axelroth, |
Secondary Intellectual Responsibility: |
DubbSteve, |
Secondary Intellectual Responsibility: |
Project Muse |
Place of Publication: |
East Lansing |
Published: |
Michigan State University Press; |
Year of Publication: |
c2012 |
Description: |
1 online resource (xxviii, 237 p.). |
Series: |
Transformations in higher education: the scholarship of engagement |
Subject: |
Community and college - United States - |
Online resource: |
http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781609173401/ |
Notes: |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: |
9781609173401electronic bk. |
ISBN: |
9781611860467pbk. |
Content Note: |
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 |