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Long-Term Collaboration: Building Relationships and Achieving Results in the UIC Neighborhoods Initiative GCP-98-1

January 5, 1998

Much has been written in the past few years about the need for universities to become involved in partnerships with other organizations to address societal problems more directly.

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Categories: Research Archive - Tags: Community, Community Development, Housing, Working Papers

University Involvement in the Community: Developing a Partnership Model GCP-97-3

January 5, 1997

University involvement in the community is not a new phenomenon. Historian Thomas Bender describes initiatives supported by Columbia University in the 19th century, as well as John Dewey's prescriptions for the University of Chicago at the beginning of the 20th century.

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Categories: Research Archive - Tags: Capacity Building, Community Development, Working Papers

Lessons from the Field: Three Case Studies of Mixed-Income Housing Development GCP-96-4

April 10, 1996

This report presents three case studies of mixed-income housing development in three very different settings: Montgomery County, Maryland; Atlanta, Georgia; and Boston, Massachusetts.

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Categories: Research Archive - Tags: Community Development, Housing, Neighborhood Initiatives, Working Papers

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