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Harris, James T., III; Pickron-Davis, Marcine – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2013
In this reflective essay, we describe Widener University's 10-year transformation from a disengaged institution to an institution that has a metropolitan-focused mission vested in civic leadership, community engagement, and service-learning. We describe our journey to embed an expansive civic frame that includes concrete practices of pedagogy,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Mission, Urban Universities, School Community Relationship
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Suarez, 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
Berrian, Albert H., Ed.; Bonas, John E., Ed. – 1981
Presentations at a seminar on systemwide tracking that grew out of efforts to promote implementation of South Carolina's desegregation plan are included. Two subjects were the focus: retention and the use of monitored developmental programs as a means of retention and of safeguarding quality. Essays include "Systemwide Student Tracking"…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Desegregation, College Freshmen, Desegregation Methods