CUMU CONNECTS LEADERS AND SCHOLARS OF URBAN AND METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITIES TO SHARE, DISCUSS, AND DEBATE IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING OUR UNIQUE INSTITUTIONS AND THE CITIES WE SERVE.
ABOUT CUMU
The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) is the longest-running and largest organization committed to serving and connecting the world’s urban and metropolitan universities and their partners. CUMU focuses on strengthening institutions that are developing new responses to the pressing educational, economic, and social issues of the day.
RECENT NEWS
METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITIES
The Future of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
In celebration of CUMU’s 30th anniversary, the latest issue of Metropolitan Universities journal, 30.4 ‘The Future of Urban and Metropolitan Universities,’ invited past and present presidents and chancellors to share their visions for the future of higher education. As leaders in higher education and past and present members of the CUMU Executive Committee, they provide important perspectives on the future impact of the urban and metropolitan location on institutional mission; the nature, needs and interests of students; and social and economic responsibility. Authors share innovative initiatives and approaches to research and teaching that address these critical issues.
Editor: Valerie Holton
BARBARA A. HOLLAND SCHOLAR-ADMINISTRATOR AWARD
This annual award honors a bold, mid-career scholar-administrator whose leadership and intellectual voice illuminates the transformative power of urban and metropolitan higher education in the lives of individuals and communities.