FAU Joins the Higher Education Anchor Mission Initiative
Ď㽶´«Ă˝ has been selected as an inaugural member of the Higher Education Anchor Mission Initiative, a national collaboration designed to develop and share new strategies for deploying higher education’s intellectual and place-based resources to enhance the economic and social well being of the communities they serve.
The Higher Education Anchor Mission Initiative is a joint project of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU), a national organization dedicated to connecting urban universities and their partners, and The Democracy Collaborative (TDC), a national research institute developing strategies for a more democratic economy, and is supported by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
“FAU’s participation in the Higher Education Anchor Mission Initiative will help deepen our existing commitment as a community partner and strengthen our community engagement efforts,” said .
FAU is one of 31 member institutions and is currently the only Ď㽶´«Ă˝ institution participating in the Higher Education Anchor Mission Initiative.
For more information on the Higher Education Anchor Mission Initiative, click .
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