{"product_id":"the-university-and-urban-revival-out-of-the-ivory-tower-and-into-the-streets-the-city-in-the-twenty-first-century","title":"The University and Urban Revival: Out of the Ivory Tower and Into the Streets (The City in the Twenty-First Century)","description":"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.\n\nSpurred by an unprecedented crime wave in 1996, University of Pennsylvania President Judith Rodin knew that the time for urgent action had arrived, and she set a new course of proactive community engagement for her university. Her dedication to the revitalization of West Philadelphia was guided by her role not only as president but also as a woman and a mother with a deep affection for her hometown.\n\nThe goal was to build capacity back into a severely distressed inner-city neighborhood—educational capacity, retail capacity, quality-of-life capacity, and especially economic capacity—guided by the belief that \"town and gown\" could unite as one richly diverse community.\n\nCities rely on their academic institutions as stable places of employment, cultural centers, civic partners, and concentrated populations of consumers for local business and services. And a competitive university demands a vibrant neighborhood to meet the needs of its faculty, staff, and students. In keeping with their mission, urban universities are uniquely positioned to lead their communities in revitalization efforts, yet this effort requires resolute persistence.\n\nDuring Rodin's administration (1994-2004), the Chronicle of Higher Education referred to Penn's progress as a \"national model of constructive town-gown interaction and partnership.\" This book narrates the challenges, frustrations, and successes of Penn's campaign, and its prospects for long-term change.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0812240227\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0812240227.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Rodin, Judith\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects  marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs  on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41539174105146,"sku":"DBV.0812240227.VG","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-university-and-urban-revival-out-of-the-ivory-tower-and-into-the-streets-the-city-in-the-twenty-first-century","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}