Purpose: This study aims to describe and illuminate the ways in which Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU)--an urban, undergraduate institution with a strong focus on teaching, learning and related research and scholarship, and a substantial international student population--adapted to pandemic conditions in 2020 in an effort to meet community…

This issue of "Assessment Update" presents the following articles: (1) University of North Carolina at Charlotte: Using the EIA [Excellence in Assessment] Application as a Catalyst for Intentional Improvement (Christine Robinson and associates); (2) Editor's Notes (Stephen P. Hundley); (3) Northern Arizona University's Journey to…

The challenges of managing physical space in higher education are often left unspoken and under researched. In this multiple case study of three urban universities, decision-making processes are examined with particular attention to who has institutional decision-making authority. Effective and efficient space management is important because the…

Over the past two decades, some district leaders have asked urban universities to develop emergency strategies to rescue low-performing public schools. However, managing such endeavors has proven both complex and challenging. How do universities and school districts develop effective collaborative relationships that align with their missions to…

We provide an interpretation of authority in schools among a convenience sample teacher candidates. We analyzed responses of a convenience sample of thirty-one undergraduate interns enrolled in two cohorts of block methods courses at a southern urban university. Approximately four of five students consented to have their reflections analyzed. The…

The background papers for this meeting deal with the university's response to social turmoil in the United States, primarily in the areas of black enrollments and black studies. Todd Furniss discusses the issues motivating demands for black studies. In "Racial Pressures on Urban Institutions," Samuel Proctor describes the impatient mood of blacks,…

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…

The two major addresses presented before the 1970 conference of the Association of Urban Universities concerned: (1) the Office of Urban Affairs of the American Council on Education whose purpose is to encourage and assist institutions of higher education to relate their programs to urban needs; and (2) the College Level Examination Program (CLEP)…

The origins, function, and projects of the Executive Advisory Board on Higher Education (EAB) in Baltimore County (Maryland) are described. The board brings together local government leaders, business executives, and higher education administrators to address issues of mutual concern. Lessons learned in this experiment in regional cooperation are…

Through teaching, research and public service programs, the College of Urban Development (CUD) is working toward solving the social problems resulting from rapid and haphazard growth of American cities. The Center for Urban Affairs (CUS) provided the starting place. In April 1972 an instructional program was authorized: the CUA staff became the…

The impact of the rapidly deteriorating fiscal situation in New York City threatens City University of New York (CUNY). The Board of Regents called on a Special Committee on Regents and a Task Force on the City University and asked them to formulate a plan that would preserve CUNY. They were directed to (1) identify educational priorities with…

Explores the difficult position of a public regional university that is part of a multiuniversity, single-board system. Describes University of Southern Maine initiatives to establish external linkages, assesses outcomes to date, and discusses challenges of such a system. Notes forces that simultaneously divide and bring together, requiring…

While it is a land-grant university with ambitious plans, the University of the District of Columbia faces the problems posed by its urban context, expectations, small endowment, administrative turnover, and administrative scandals. (MSE)

A thorough review and revision of curriculum at San Jose State University (California) illustrates that the modern university can achieve major internal academic reforms when two important conditions are met: legitimacy and energy. These two concepts are defined and practical illustrations are drawn from the institution's recent experience in…

Urban universities and colleges involved in community partnerships need comprehensive information to guide their presidents and boards in successful partnership implementation. Urban institutions should include an urban mission element in their overall mission statements and this should clearly define the goals of institutional leaders. The…