The University & Urban Revival: Out of the Ivory Tower and Into the Streets

by Judith Rodin

Book Overview

In the last quarter of the twentieth century, urban colleges and universities found themselves enveloped by the poverty, crime, and physical decline that afflicted American cities. Some institutions turned inward, trying to insulate themselves rather than address the problems in their own backyards. Others attempted to develop better community relations, though changes were hard to sustain.

Spurred by an unprecedented crime wave in 1996,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812240227
• ISBN13: 9780812240221
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.1"