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Peer reviewedHackney, Sheldon – Teachers College Record, 1994
Solving many current urban problems requires reinventing the American university so it becomes a humanistic, morally inspired, civic institution with an inclination and ability to help America become just and fair for all. The article discusses educational reform similar to Benjamin Franklin's original plan for the University of Pennsylvania. (SM)
Descriptors: College Role, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Philosophy
