Urban University Blog

Authors: Nikkino Wesson, Fedoria Rugless, Daniel Greenwood University of Memphis + Church Health In America we chase the dream that...

The global pandemic caused by the coronavirus has overturned many lives in just a few months. A rise in mental health issues has occurred...

Many colleges in the United States have launched food pantries in order to combat the growing problem of food insecurity among college...

​ ​​​Calling All USU Innovation and Maker Spaces! ​​Our friends at dpict—a design and facilitation firm— and The Value Web network would...

Public safety concerns all communities across the United States. Over the past decade, people’s sense of safety has been in decline. Yet,...

At the USU summer meeting, we partnered with APLU’s Council on Engagement and Outreach, to dig deep into the topics of resiliency and...

As part of its agenda, USU regularly collects and analyzes data across its network of urban campuses to create a reliable, factual...

At the USU summer meeting, we partnered with APLU’s Council on Engagement and Outreach, to dig deep into the topics of resiliency and...

Over the summer, USU, in partnership with the Council for Engagement and Outreach, held a facilitated convening to gain a deeper...

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...

More than 60 million Americans live in areas without enough health care providers to meet demand – primarily in minority and low-income...

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

Entrepreneurs play a critical role in our economy. The innovations they develop have a cascading effect on job creation, standards of...

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

The influential 2012 report A Crucible Moment called on higher education to infuse support for civic learning and democratic engagement...

Over the last few years the events in Ferguson, Baltimore and Charleston have elevated the need for fresh discussion in the higher...

Like many urban-serving institutions, Virginia Commonwealth University is located in a high-needs community where K-12 students struggle...

As author Rebecca Solnit once wrote, “In great cities, spaces as well as places are designed and built.” Urban-serving universities have...