Research Paper
July 5, 2023
Housing
Anchor Institutions
Anchor Institutions
Penn IUR advances scholarship and teaching on the evolving role of universities as anchor institutions as part of Penn as an Anchor Institution, a university-wide initiative led by Eugénie L. Birch, Anthony (Tony) Sorrentino, Patrick Brennan, and Susan Wachter that received one of Penn’s inaugural Draw Down the Lightning Grants.
Anchor Institutions
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Book
March 7, 2007
The University and Urban Revival Out of the Ivory Tower and Into the Streets
In the last quarter of the twentieth century, urban colleges and universities found themselves enveloped by poverty, crime, and physical decline.
Judith Rodin
Anchor Institutions
Research Paper
August 11, 2014
The Power of Eds & Meds: Urban Universities Investing in Neighborhood Revitalization and Innovation
Explore six universities investing in revitalization and innovation beyond their campus boundaries.
Eugénie L. Birch
Meagan Ehlenz
Brian Agness
Housing
Anchor Institutions
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