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The President as a Land Developer
Dr. Robert Caret
President, Towson University

I have never been a fan of hats, but as a university president I wear many hats.  Presidents are chief academicians. We are CEOs. We are fundraisers.  We are lobbyists.  And we are also land developers.  At least one characteristic is required to do each of these jobs well—creativity.  Long before these challenged economic times, presidents have employed creative techniques to execute our long-term goals and vision for our institutions.

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DePaul University
DePaul University in Chicago is the nation's largest Catholic university, with over 25,000 students and about 275 degree programs.  DePaul is nationally recognized for the academic rigor of its programs, which provide an exceptional educational experience. DePaul’s deep connections with Chicago enable faculty to draw on the city’s resources and incorporate community service and research into their classrooms. Classes are small and taught by distinguished professors who take full advantage of Chicago’s corporate, cultural and community resources. The university’s Vincentian mission prompts special efforts to enroll first-generation students and has resulted in one of the nation’s most diverse student bodies.

Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider

Is your Congressman a member of the Congressional Urban
Caucus?
CUMU is working with USU to support the Congressional Urban Caucus as they continue to bring together the members of Congress who represent the nation’s metropolitan areas and foster discussion about the health of the nation’s metropolitan areas through policy forums, legislative proposals, and advocacy.  
Current list of Caucus Members
Information about the Congressional Urban Caucus
Message from USU to Members 

Featured Report—Cities in Crisis: Closing the Graduation Gap
President Bill Flores, University of Houston-Downtown, recently shared this important report during the gathering of CUMU Presidents at the annual AASCU meeting.  The study was completed by the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center with support from the America’s Promise Alliance and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.  View the report here

CUMU Announces New Executive Committee Members
At our recent conference in Philadelphia, CUMU members elected fournew Executive Committee members.  Congratulations to Dr. Evan Dobelle, Chair, Communications and Public Relations Committee, Dr. Ann Millner, Chair, Membership Development Committee, and Dr. Roger Brown and Dr. Wendell Pritchett, Members-at-Large.  [see the complete 2009-2010 Executive Committee here]

Think Tank Registration for 2009-2010 is now open!  Think Tanks are one of NERCHE's innovative programs that help administrators and faculty in colleges and universities improve their ability to work together. The Think Tank meetings serve as a venue for information exchange, interpretation, and analysis of pressing issues in the academy. [read more]

Nominate someone TODAY for the ACE/Office of Women in Higher Education Leadership Awards [read more]



Policy Paper on Post-Recession Challenges Facing Public Higher Education by Daniel Hurley, AASCU Director of State Relations and Policy Analysis [read more]


USU and CUMU urge HUD to make OUP a FY11 budget priority 
[read more]

UEDA’s announces annual Awards of Excellence. [read more]