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In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: How Universities are Plundering Our Cities
A book conversation with author Davarian Baldwin, professor of American Studies at Trinity College
Interviewed by Michael Kahan, co-director of Stanford University's Program on Urban Studies
Event Details:
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
4:00pm - 5:00pm PST
Davarian Baldwin is Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of American Studies and founding director of the Smart Cities Lab at Trinity College. His recent book, In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: How Universities are Plundering Our Cities, explores the relationship between urban universities and the neighborhoods in their shadows. He was interviewed on Jan. 26, 2022, by Michael Kahan, co-director of the Program on Urban Studies and senior lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Stanford. This event is part of the online book conversation series, Academic Innovation for the Public Good. Click below to view a recording of the interview.
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