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Coalition of Urban Serving Universities

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The Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (commonly referred to as USU) is a selective organization of 39 U.S. public research universities located in metropolitan areas. The USU member schools began formally meeting in 2005.[1]

Governance

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The USU Board of Directors is composed of Presidents and Chancellors of 10 member institutions. USU is headquartered in Washington, D.C.[2]

The coalition has four specific areas of focus with the goal of strengthening communities throughout the nation via health and community-involvement initiatives:[3]

  • The Education Pipeline/Urban Educator Corps - to improve the quality and quantity of urban teachers and implement evidence-based “cradle-to-career” education partnerships.
  • The Urban Health Initiative - to increase the number, diversity, and competence of the health workforce and reduce health disparities in urban communities.
  • The Strengthening Communities Initiative - to revitalize neighborhoods, build community capacity, and strengthen regional economies.
  • Student Performance - Fostering Student Achievement to identify, assess with appropriate metrics, and disseminate substantive, scalable best practices along the continuum of efforts that support student success and degree completion.

Membership

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Current members include the following:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Members", Coalition website. Accessed: 28 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2013-07-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "The Coalition of Urban Serving Universities". Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
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