Urban University Blog

Dec 9, 2016

Building Shared Spaces for Shared Work

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

Nov 25, 2016

In times of uncertainty, it’s helpful to take a step back and reflect upon our core values and mission. Why are we here? What do we do...

Nov 18, 2016

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

Mar 3, 2015

Photo Credit: Georgia State University How do we best advance equity in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)? While we’ve...