Urban University Blog

May 5, 2020
2 min

Universities Strategies to Support Students’ Mental Health Amid the Pandemic

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

Addressing College Student Food Insecurity during a Pandemic

URBAN UNIVERSITY

May 1, 2020
2 min

Addressing College Student Food Insecurity during a Pandemic

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

University Maker Space & Medical Center Network Coordination

URBAN UNIVERSITY

Apr 1, 2020
2 min

University Maker Space & Medical Center Network Coordination

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

University Public Safety Partnerships that Advance Student Success

URBAN UNIVERSITY

Dec 22, 2017
3 min

University Public Safety Partnerships that Advance Student Success

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

Check List 2: Campus-Community Relationships to Build Resiliency

URBAN UNIVERSITY

Dec 15, 2017
1 min

Check List 2: Campus-Community Relationships to Build Resiliency

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

Anchoring the Community: The Deepening Role of Universities

URBAN UNIVERSITY

Dec 12, 2017
2 min

Anchoring the Community: The Deepening Role of Universities

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

Checklist: Key Components of A More Resilient University That Anchors the Community

URBAN UNIVERSITY

Dec 8, 2017
1 min

Checklist: Key Components of A More Resilient University That Anchors the Community

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

URBAN UNIVERSITY

Nov 29, 2017
1 min

Resilient Cities, Resilient Communities

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

(Re)Connect to College – Working with “Stop-out” Students in Cleveland

URBAN UNIVERSITY

Sep 13, 2017
3 min

(Re)Connect to College – Working with “Stop-out” Students in Cleveland

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

The Future Ready Campus: Opportunities + Outcomes = Student Success

URBAN UNIVERSITY

Aug 26, 2017
4 min

The Future Ready Campus: Opportunities + Outcomes = Student Success

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

California State University, Fresno Collaborates with Fresno Unified School District to Support Succ

URBAN UNIVERSITY

Aug 2, 2017
3 min

California State University, Fresno Collaborates with Fresno Unified School District to Support Succ

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

Web-Based Toolkit Helps Universities Advance Community Health Equity

URBAN UNIVERSITY

Jun 2, 2017
2 min

Web-Based Toolkit Helps Universities Advance Community Health Equity

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

Bridge to the Future: CSUN Puts College on the Agenda for Canoga Park High School Students

URBAN UNIVERSITY

Apr 21, 2017
4 min

Bridge to the Future: CSUN Puts College on the Agenda for Canoga Park High School Students

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

A Boot Camp for Innovation in Bioscience: LABioStart

URBAN UNIVERSITY

Mar 31, 2017
3 min

A Boot Camp for Innovation in Bioscience: LABioStart

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

Community Engaged Learning in the Inland Empire

URBAN UNIVERSITY

Mar 24, 2017
3 min

Community Engaged Learning in the Inland Empire

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

Breaking Ground: A Wellspring of Civic Energy

URBAN UNIVERSITY

Feb 17, 2017
3 min

Breaking Ground: A Wellspring of Civic Energy

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

OPINION: Higher Ed Civic Engagement In The Post-Ferguson Era Means We Get Uncomfortable

URBAN UNIVERSITY

Feb 10, 2017
4 min

OPINION: Higher Ed Civic Engagement In The Post-Ferguson Era Means We Get Uncomfortable

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

VCU Launches New University-Community Partnership: the MLK Jr Collaborative Intervention Project

URBAN UNIVERSITY

Feb 3, 2017
4 min

VCU Launches New University-Community Partnership: the MLK Jr Collaborative Intervention Project

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

URBAN UNIVERSITY

Dec 9, 2016
2 min

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...

3 Wins for Students, Communities, and Public Health

URBAN UNIVERSITY

Sep 16, 2016
2 min

3 Wins for Students, Communities, and Public Health

One of the first things students ask when they walk into my office is: “What can I do with a kinesiology major?” When I flip the question...

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