Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 3 |
Descriptor
Source
| Journal of Higher Education… | 1 |
| Metropolitan Universities | 1 |
| Metropolitan Universities: An… | 1 |
| Mid-Western Educational… | 1 |
| Online Journal of Distance… | 1 |
Author
| Baginski, Jessie | 1 |
| Buteau, Rosemary | 1 |
| Johnson, Rochelle Y. | 1 |
| Morgan, Beverly D. | 1 |
| Osika, Elizabeth Reed | 1 |
| Perry, David | 1 |
| Reardon, Kenneth M. | 1 |
| Suarez, Ray | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 5 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 4 |
| Postsecondary Education | 2 |
Audience
Location
| Illinois | 6 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| District of Columbia | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkBaginski, Jessie – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2010
Many college campuses across the country have implemented U-Pass transit programs to mitigate transportation costs for students. However, urban university U-pass programs fall short for suburban students who cannot get to the urban metro area without connecting public transportation. As urban universities rely on suburbs as feeder communities,…
Descriptors: Campuses, Urban Universities, Transportation, Metropolitan Areas
Perry, David – Metropolitan Universities, 2011
The article is meant to assess the ways in which the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and its Great Cities Commitment can serve as a model of academic institutional change that anchors or is, otherwise, foundational to academic institutional achievement and urban development. Through both normative discussion and case study, the article…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research Universities, Urban Universities, School Community Relationship
Osika, Elizabeth Reed; Johnson, Rochelle Y.; Buteau, Rosemary – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2009
Online education has become a staple of higher education institutions. In the latest survey conducted by the Sloan Foundation, it was found that over two-thirds of higher education institutions were offering a variety of online courses and programs. According to Allen and Seaman (2008), over 20% of all students took at least one online course in…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Higher Education, Urban Universities, Case Studies
Download full textSuarez, Ray – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2004
In this keynote address presentation, Ray Suarez, senior correspondent for public television's "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," makes a compelling case for saving America's urban neighborhoods from decline. Suarez discusses the role that higher education must play in this effort. [Keynote Address presented at the Outreach Scholarship 2003…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Neighborhoods, Urban Universities, Higher Education
Morgan, Beverly D. – 1992
The relationship between scores on the American College Test (ACT) and grade point averages of first-time college freshmen after the first year of study was investigated by correlating ACT composite scores and grade point averages (GPAs). ACT scores and GPAs were obtained for 100 first-time freshmen at an urban state university in Illinois. There…
Descriptors: Class Rank, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen
Reardon, Kenneth M. – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 1995
A University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign program involving faculty and students in participatory action research to improve community-based organizations in East St. Louis (Illinois) is described. The project's origins, management, community development strategy, and accomplishments are documented, and some of the institutional, environmental,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, City Government, Community Development, Community Organizations
