Full Description
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.
Contents
Contents
List of Figures
Foreword - Charles Rutheiser
Preface
Introduction
Part 1. The Past and Present of University Engagement
Chapter 1. Brief History of Universities, Community Partnerships, and Economic Development
Chapter 2. Three Strategies of Anchor-Based Community Development
Chapter 3. Higher Education Approaches to Urban Issues
Chapter 4. Addressing the Challenges
Part 2. Case Studies
Chapter 5. University as Facilitator: IUPUI, Portland State, and Miami Dade College
Chapter 6. University as Leader: Penn, Cincinnati, and Yale
Chapter 7. University as Convener: Syracuse, Minnesota, LeMoyne-Owen, and Emory
Part 3. Best Practices
Chapter 8. Promising Practices and Lessons Learned
Part 4. Envisioning the Road to Be Taken: Realizing the Anchor Institution Mission
Chapter 9. Building Internal Constituencies for Partnership Work
Chapter 10. Catalyzing Change with Philanthropy
Chapter 11. 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
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
