What do universities owe communities? An interview with Davarian Baldwin At a critical moment for higher education, a leading urban scholar argues universities need to be doing more — not less — to support and invest in the communities where they are based.

#DurhamRising is calling on Duke to act responsibly toward Durham. I spoke with Facing South on how this fits into a national wave of community action. Proud my #SmartCitiesResearchLab can support. 👇🏿

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#SmartCitiesOnTheRoad

There is nothing like amazing young minds. The #SmartCitiesResearchLab had a great time holding a writing and thinking workshop with students at Swarthmore College about "Campus Police Abolition" and liberatory (and more practical!) visions of safety.

Grant Supports Lab’s Work to Build Equitable Urban Communities | Trinity College A grant from the Marguerite Casey Foundation will help support the economic and social responsibility work of the Smart Cities Research Lab at Trinity.

It's been a whirlwind of a year, especially for the work of my #SmartCitiesResearchLab. We were offered amazing support for efforts to help build equitable urban communities from both @caseygrants.bsky.social

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