Presidential Perspectives
The CUMU Presidential Perspectives column provides a forum to highlight the most important and timely issues affecting urban and metropolitan colleges and universities. Additionally, the columns promote the mission of CUMU and provide an opportunity for CUMU Presidents to discuss their most important projects and initiatives.
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Navigating the Urban Century: |
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Urban universities and health care |
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University: a new kind of university |
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A Civic Engagement Strategy With Promise |
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Preparation, Persistence and Graduation: The Importance of Public School-University Partnership |
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Headwinds: Can Strategic Plans and Budget Cuts Coexist? |
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Curb Appeal: Little Things Mean A Lot |
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On the Edge: The Thin Line Between Global and Local |
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Integrating the Urban University and its City Government |
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The President as a Land Developer |
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Integrating Undergraduate Research and Community Engagement |
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Saviors of Our Cities |
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Leading Through an Economic Tsunami |
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University-Elementary School Partnership is Changing Lives |
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Learning to Serve, Serving to Learn: Extending Engagement to K-12 |
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Needed: Transfer-of-Credit Paradigm Shift |
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Regional Planning and University Leadership |
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No Simple Solution |
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Sustainability and Our Urban Communities |
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Now is the Time |
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Difficult Decisions in Lean Times |
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What is an Urban University? |
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Higher Education and Effective Citizens |
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Presidential Responsibility Extends Beyond the Sidelines |