A College Try for Boston

BOSTON MAYOR Thomas Menino doesn't spend time poring over "Dissertation Abstracts," but he usually has some bright ideas about what Boston needs, and he is convinced that universities aren't giving enough thought to their host city. Last summer he corralled five college presidents and emerged with a $10 million commitment toward building campus partnerships with 10 struggling public schools. Properly done, it could be just the kind of "community-engaged scholarship" the city has been waiting for, especially if it draws on nursing and social work schools in addition to education departments.

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