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When Your City Becomes a Campus: Life in the Shadows of the Ivory Tower
The Department of History welcomes Dr. Davarian L. Baldwin, the Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of American Studies and Founding Director of the Smart Cities Research Lab at Trinity College, as he delves in to the interconnections of gentrification and higher education in urban America.
Date: March 19, 2025
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Right before our eyes, colleges and universities have become the biggest landholders, employers, healthcare providers and even policing agents in cities and towns across the country. What are the consequences when the city becomes a campus? In his recent book, In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower, Davarian L. Baldwin explores higher education's growing control over urban America and the costs for those living in the shadows.
About Professor Davarian L. Baldwin
Davarian L. Baldwin is an internationally recognized scholar, author and public advocate. He is the Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of American Studies and Founding Director of the Smart Cities Research Lab at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. His academic and political commitments have focused on global cities and particularly the diverse and marginalized communities that struggle to maintain sustainable lives in urban locales. Baldwin is the award-winning author of several books, most recently, In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: How Universities Are Plundering Our Cities. He also served as the consultant and text author for The World of the Harlem Renaissance: A Jigsaw Puzzle (2022). His commentaries and opinions have been featured in numerous outlets from NBC News, BBC, and HULU to  USA Today, °Â²¹²õ³ó¾±²Ô²µ³Ù´Ç²Ô P´Ç²õ³Ù, ²¹²Ô»å °Õ±õ²Ñ·¡â€¯magazine. Baldwin was named a 2022 Freedom Scholar by the Marguerite Casey Foundation for his work in racial and economic justice.
