Description
Founded in 1990, Metropolitan Universities journal disseminates scholarship on cutting-edge topics pertinent to urban and metropolitan colleges and universities. The Journal is a peer-reviewed, open access publication—which means that it employs traditional methods of evaluating manuscripts while ensuring that those accepted for publication are freely available to anyone interested in the issues and themes covered.
Aims and Scope
Metropolitan Universities presents critical, evidence-based studies and perspectives relevant to urban and metropolitan universities, including:
- Centering anti-racism in our urban mission agendas and initiatives
- Student success including pipeline programs, access, retention, first-generation students, etc.
- Urban university role in addressing disparities in public health, income, safety, education, etc.
- Use of technology in learning, teaching, assessment
- Impacts of cross-sector partnerships (e.g. K-12 systems, industry, nonprofits)
- Innovations in faculty recruitment, retention, and governance
- Proven approaches to impact measurement on students, faculty, and community
- Utilization of data to inform policy and practice
- Curriculum and delivery innovations
- Emerging local, regional, and national policy issues