Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin have invested funds and energy into their local Milwaukee communities through community development and local partnerships. Despite criticism and costs, the projects have raised institutional profiles and improved reputations. (MSE)

Discusses the growth of metropolitan universities as an emerging model of higher education, noting their key characteristics and their history and philosophy (as codified in the "Declaration of Metropolitan Universities" of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities). Identifies current issues and challenges related to students,…

Post-September 11th, considers how administrative leaders can define the institutional role in helping shape community response to the crisis at hand, especially the role of facilitator of public discussion of government policy. Asserts that conducted well and neutrally, the university's proactive assumption of such a role vastly furthers its…

Examines several efforts to assess the contributions of urban universities to the individuals and communities they serve, including the Restructuring for Urban Student Success Project, the Urban Universities Portfolio Project, and the Urban University Statistical Portrait. Suggests the primary benefit will be institutional self-reflection rather…

Describes development of a college freshman survey designed to examine specific characteristics of students attending urban institutions of higher education as part of the Restructuring for Urban Student Success Project, a collaborative project of Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Temple University (Pennsylvania), and Portland…

Discusses reasons for success of a collaborative effort involving the University of Massachusetts Boston and area community colleges, which has resulted in improved application and admissions processes, a more efficient student transfer process among institutions, improved graduation rates, greater commonality and articulation of curricula across…

This study attempted to determine whether or not the location of states' public universities makes a difference in state population growth and by inference, in state economic growth. Specifically the study examined the effect of the size of the host community relative to the state population or the proportion of the state's population that resides…

A safety audit took place at McGill University (Quebec, Canada) with special consideration of women's feelings of safety on campus. Initially, a mini-audit took place at the urban campus in and around several buildings with a group of students, faculty and staff and a representative from the local action committee on violence. The administration…

The US higher education system adopted the European pattern of separating the university from the city. This pattern has changed somewhat in the last few decades, when new universities or branches of older ones have appeared in the metropolis. But frequently these institutions are unconcerned with finding ways to contribute toward improving urban…

This document contains an annotated bibliography of 37 works describing university programs and services that have been undertaken or proposed in response to urban problems. A brief essay based on the literature in the bibliography draws attention to various approaches to meeting urban needs. (JS)

At the Mid-Continent Conference on "The Role of the University in Community Development," 3 major papers were presented. In the first, Glen C. Pulver dealt with urban problems and used Milwaukee, Wisconsin as an example to illustrate the complexities of modern metropolitan life. Because communication among various groups in the city is necessary…

A 45-block area of the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, New York was chosen to illustrate how a poor urban community with the physical potential for restoration might be transformed by a local, unconventional college. About 500,000 poor people live in the area, 95% of whom are Negro or Puerto Rican, and almost 50% of these have only a ninth…

This report presents the results of a survey of a pilot group of 19 community colleges as compared with 48 urban-commuter institutions. Tables 1-8 describe the sample of community colleges in terms of their enrollment, highest degree granted, accreditation group, location, ethnic predominance, and students housed. Data is also presented from the…

The major thrust of the University-Urban Interface Program (UUIP) was to study the interface between Pittsburgh University and its urban community. Ultimate goals were to design ways in which relations between universities and their communities may be enriched. UUIP studied activities in five representative areas: Communications, Minority and…

The subject of relations between universities and their urban communities has created considerable interest in recent years. This report represents a compendium of results from a research project designed to study interaction between one large urban university, the University of Pittsburgh, and its social environment. The first section presents an…