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Peer reviewedWeinberg, Adam S. – American Behavioral Scientist, 1999
Explores an effort by Colgate University (New York) to enhance economic development in two low-income hamlets in New York through community-visioning programs. Describes the process of community visioning and shows how Colgate has been instrumental in its promotion. Argues that universities are better situated than governments or nonprofits to…
Descriptors: Community Development, Economic Development, Higher Education, Low Income
Peer reviewedForrant, Robert; Silka, Linda – American Behavioral Scientist, 1999
Discusses two areas central to the development mission of the University of Massachusetts (Lowell): (1) restructuring activities for a transformative effect on the regional economy while maintaining academic standards, and (2) who should be involved in these decisions. Reviews projects undertaken by the university under a community-outreach…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Community Development, Economic Development, Higher Education
Peer reviewedKreutziger, Sarah Sloan; Ager, Richard; Harrell, Evelyn B.; Wright, James – American Behavioral Scientist, 1999
Presents a case study of the Campus Affiliates Program, a collaborative venture designed to revitalize the most severely impoverished sectors of New Orleans (Louisiana). Focuses on processes that created the program; organizing principles; obstacles encountered; and impacts of the program on faculty, students, staff, and institutions. (DSK)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Development, Economic Development, Higher Education
