Urban University Blog

By Alisha Rose Henderson, Caitlin Fisher, and Melvyn Harding, University of Memphis California State University L.A. (Cal State) has a...

A hallmark of USU’s programming, the Collaborative Opportunity Grant (COG) is a seed funding initiative that leverages the role of urban...

Changing workforce demands, growing numbers of underrepresented students on campus, and national demographic shifts have provided a new...

Cleveland State University (CSU) and College Now Greater Cleveland are collaborating on a project called (Re)Connect to College – aimed...

How can we connect student success outcomes, return on investment, and strategic resource allocation in a way that sustains the...

California State University, Fresno, was one of 12 members of the Collation of Urban Serving Universities to receive a Collaborative...

Not all Americans have the same opportunities to live in good health.  Evidence shows that individuals identifying as minorities suffer...

This blog entry features Portland State University’s Collaborating for Change project efforts. PSU is one of three USU institutions...

In Canoga Park, a community in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, many students at Canoga Park High School aren’t planning to attend for...

Georgia State University (GSU) has demonstrated that students from all backgrounds can succeed. Situated in downtown Atlanta, GSU...

At UC Riverside, we’ve always had many of our students engaged in service-learning and other volunteer opportunities in the community....

What does it mean to be a pioneer? For most, this label conjures up an image of intrepid explorers, leaving behind their known world to...

Adult college students who have made significant progress in their careers don’t have time to go back and start all over from the...

“If you want to build a world class city, build a great university and wait 200 years.” University of Texas at Austin President Gregory...

Ever since the invention of the printing press in the 15th century, technology has been used to disrupt, advance, and transform the...

Imagine you are a senior in college, preparing to register for your final semester of courses. You have worked hard for the past few...

Imagine this scenario at a hypothetical university: it’s the early 2000s, and online learning is an emerging concept growing in...

As the summer draws to a close, you and your colleagues may be contemplating how you will achieve your goals for the upcoming academic...

Image Credit: John Walker The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) named four urban-serving institutions as finalists...

What are the biggest risk factors for students dropping out? And what can institutions do to keep students on track? To find out, five...