Urban University Blog

Dec 19, 2017

Advancements in Automation: Potential Impacts on Workforce and Education

Advancements in technology have often led to technological unemployment. A new object or machine is invented that can accomplish a task...

Dec 15, 2017

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...

Dec 12, 2017

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...

Dec 8, 2017

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...

Dec 1, 2017

Building a 21st Century Workforce: Workshop Results

In November, USU hosted a facilitated workshop to explore the challenges and opportunities to help make students more workforce ready. ...

Nov 29, 2017

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...

Nov 16, 2017

Cal State LA Implementing Fast-Track Math Teacher Preparation Program

The state of California has awarded California State University, Los Angeles a nearly $250,000 grant to create a fast track for students...

Oct 23, 2017

UCF President Hitt: How We’re Using Digital Learning to Increase Access and Improve Outcomes

This blog was originally published on The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities blog on October 10, 2017 With all of the...

Oct 6, 2017

Survival, Recovery, Transformation: A Webinar with Scott Cowen, President Emeritus, Tulane Universit

When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, a coalition of university, city, non-profit and business stakeholders banded together to survive,...

Sep 13, 2017

(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...

Aug 26, 2017

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...

Aug 2, 2017

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...

Jul 21, 2017

Georgia State University Scales Student Success Model to Reach a Broader Student Population

At Georgia State University, we have successfully raised graduation rates, lowered time to degree, and decreased debt for our students by...

Jun 23, 2017

Urban Universities for HEALTH: Collaborating to Advance Health Equity

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

Jun 9, 2017

All Hands on Deck: Partnering with Faculty to Redefine Excellence for Our Students and University

“Professor, I cannot thank you enough for this. You gave me hope! I’ll do my best!” recently emailed Miguel, an FIU first-year student,...

Jun 2, 2017

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...

May 26, 2017

Redesigning Advising? Online Course Provides Opportunity to Learn from Leading Colleges and Universi

This blog was originally published on the EDUCAUSE Review, Transforming Higher Ed blog on April 28, 2017 Last year, as program manager...

May 19, 2017

Collaborating for Change: Flexible Degrees at Portland State University

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

May 15, 2017

What Can Leaders Do to Improve Campus Climate?

In late 2015, the University of Missouri system president Tim Wolfe resigned after weeks of student protests. What were the students’...

Apr 28, 2017

A John Williams Experience

On a bright Wednesday morning, eighty of my colleagues and I walked into a performance hall warmed up and ready to sing. Not an odd thing...