Leading Place-Based Community Engagement Initiatives in Higher Education: Promising Practices and Lessons Learned - Paperback

by Kent Koth (Editor), Erica K. Yamamura (Editor)

This edited collection spotlights the leadership behind contemporary examples of place-based community engagement in higher education. Leaders from diverse institutions provide an insider's perspective on complex issues such as educational inequity, public health disparities, housing insecurity, gentrification, and cultural preservation.

Author Biography

Kent Koth is the founding Executive Director of the Seattle University Sundborg Center for Community Engagement, USA.

Erica K. Yamamura is Executive Director of LEAD California, USA, a statewide organization that advances college civic and community engagement for the public good.