Engaging Place, Engaging Practices: Urban History and Campus-Community Partnerships

Colleges and universities in urban centers have embraced civic engagement, support service-learning, tailor courses to local needs, and provide university-community collaborations to address local challenges. Engaging Place, Engaging Practices highlights the role of the academy in fostering these connections, with case studies revealing the intricate components of a city's history and promoting a sense of cultural belonging.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 215 pages
Publication date: 09 December 2022
Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S.

Colleges and universities in urban centers have taken a proactive approach to attracting students while also actively addressing local challenges. They embrace civic engagement, support service-learning, tailor courses to local needs, and even establish university-community collaborations such as lab schools and innovation hubs.

Engaging Place, Engaging Practices emphasizes the crucial role that colleges and universities, in general, and urban history, in particular, can play in fostering these essential connections. The editors and contributors to this volume explore a wide range of topics, including historical injustices, affordable housing and land use, climate change planning, and the emergence of digital humanities. Through these case studies, they shed light on the intricate components of a city's history and how they contribute to a sense of cultural belonging.

This timely book recognizes and emphasizes the critical role that universities must fulfill as intentional and humble partners in addressing the past, present, and future challenges facing cities through democratic community engagement. By leveraging their local contexts and fostering partnerships, colleges and universities can make a meaningful impact on the communities they serve, promoting social justice, economic development, and a better quality of life for all.

Dimension: 210 x 140 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781439920978