The Chronicle of Higher Education
Campus Viewpoints


Welcome to Campus Viewpoints, a service from The Chronicle of Higher Education. This section features information provided by colleges that are committed to making their surrounding communities better places to live or that have innovative programs to share with the higher-education community. Below, you can learn more about how these institutions are developing new efforts to redefine their roles in their communities and in higher education at large.


Clemson University
Learn how Clemson has contributed to the economic development of the state of South Carolina, and how the university is making its surrounding communities better places to live and more attractive places to invest.

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Dallas County Community College District
Learn how the Dallas County Community College District's mission to educate students of all ages and all walks of life is producing productive and responsible contributors who are enriching lives and building their communities.

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Louisiana State University
Learn how LSU's faculty, staff, and students are helping Louisiana continue its recovery from Hurricane Katrina nearly two years after the fact.

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Northeastern University
Read a series of articles about how Northeastern University and its corporate and civic partners have strengthened town-gown relationships and university-community partnerships in the greater Boston area.

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Texas A&M University
See how Texas A&M faculty and students are bringing the University's brand purpose and core values to life, while making the world a better place.

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UC Davis
See how UC Davis students, faculty and research expenditures are working to uncover the bold answers that become the solutions to the world’s critical issues.

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University of North Dakota
Read how the University of North Dakota has earned an international reputation for its academic and research programs, and how its students, faculty and programs are enhancing economic development in the community, region, state, nation and across the world.

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University of South Florida
Read how the University of South Florida is leading the way among Florida universities in winning grants, utilizing community and business partnerships, creating jobs and enabling research that will greatly benefit the region, the nation and the world.

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University of Texas at Austin
Learn how the University of Texas at Austin is driving economic and social progress in Texas, serving as a leading center of knowledge and creativity in the United States, and striving to transform lives for the benefit of society through the core values of learning, discovery, freedom, leadership, individual opportunity and responsibility.

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University of Washington
Learn how the University of Washington and its students and faculty are solving some of the world's most complex problems and enriching people's lives throughout the community, the state of Washington, the nation and the world.

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Share your Campus Viewpoint with all of academe

How is your campus unique? Tell all of higher education with Campus Viewpoints. You can:

  • Spotlight ground-breaking research programs under way on campus
  • Describe the economic and community impact of these programs
  • Publish white papers on successful town-gown collaborations
  • Profile pioneering faculty or staff members or departments
  • Explain how an innovative approach solved a critical problem on your campus or in the community
  • Attract new faculty and staff members

To learn more about how to highlight the unique aspects of your college or university with a customized program of Campus Viewpoints, please call Eric Zack, Director of National Accounts, at (202) 466-1735 or e-mail campusviewpoints@chronicle.com.