Author David Maurrasse to Kick Off Urban Practice and Policy Forum

February 1, 2005

Author David Maurrasse will speak at the University of Richmond Feb. 2 as part of a discussion of “The University and the Local Community—What Questions Should We Be Asking?”

Maurrasse, author of “Beyond the Campus: How Colleges and Universities Form Partnerships with Their Communities,” is an assistant professor in the Department of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. His latest book is “Listening to Harlem,” about the state of economic development in the neighborhood.

Also speaking will be Kenneth Ruscio, dean of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at Richmond; and Harlan Beckley, director of the Shepherd Program for the Interdisciplinary Study of Poverty and Human Capability at Washington and Lee, where he also is the Fletcher Otey Thomas Professor of Religion.

The program will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Jepson Hall 118. It is the first program in a series called “Town and Gown: The University and Its Community.” The series is sponsored by the School of Arts and Sciences Urban Practice and Policy Program, the Richmond Quest, the 175th Anniversary Committee, the Office of International Education and the Center for Civic Engagement. All events are free and open to the public.