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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 just to learn and prepare for their futures. At Richmond’s Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, for example, the majority of students come from low-income households and achieve at lower rates than their peers in more advantaged communities. MLK Jr Middle School needs help if its students are to succeed, and as a university dedicated to imp

B-STAR: A Pathway to Success

URBAN UNIVERSITY

Jan 18, 2017
3 min

B-STAR: A Pathway to Success

Transitioning to college life can be a challenge, even for the most talented of students. The first few months are critical – students are learning to navigate their courses and campus resources, developing study skills, and forging their first friendships. As educators, we want to set our students up for success, but we also have high expectations for them. The summer bridge program isn’t a new idea, but at Rutgers Business School, we decided to take it to the next level: an

Building Shared Spaces for Shared Work

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 a significant role to play in building shared spaces where members of the university and local community can collaborate around solutions to society’s most urgent challenges. Each institution has its own local context that shapes the approach used to create shared spaces. There are important lessons we can learn, however, from the efforts of