Center for Urban and Higher Education

2013 Summer Urban Institute June 19th!    

2012 Summer Institute, widescreen banner image

About the Center

Mission

The Center for Urban and Higher Education (CUHE) is a public education and research unit within the College of Education. Its specific mission is to construct and deliver quality professional development services to educational and community leaders that directly and positively impact student learning in urban settings Pre-K through higher education. CUHE’s urban education institutes, professional development workshops and trainings, and research initiatives provide the mechanisms for service delivery.  CUHE serves both the community and University by building and sustaining collaborative partnerships among practitioners, faculty, students, and community leaders.

Leadership

Dr. Bridgie A. Ford, Director | Bio
Professor, Department of Curricular & Instructional Studies
College of Education
Email:  alexis2@uakron.edu

CUHE Board of Directors

CUHE Advisory Committee

CUHE Faculty

  • Dr. Francis Broadway | Bio
  • Dr. Shernavaz Vakil | Bio
  • Dr. Denise Stuart | Bio
  • Dr. Huey-li Li | Bio
  • Dr. John Queener | Bio

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CUHE 2012 institute panorama of audience

Diverse educational professionals and community leaders who are committed to transforming urban education have gathered for the

2013 Summer Institute
Transforming Urban Education:
Engaged Communities Matter

Contact the Center

The University of Akron
Center for Urban and Higher Education
232 Quaker Square
Akron, OH  44325-9005

Phone:  (330) 972-8183
Email:  cuhe1@uakron.edu