Beyond Boundaries

Advancing the Urban Mission Through Innovation, Equity, and Community Partnership

Abstract

In October 2024, scholars, practitioners, institutional leaders, and community partners converged in Minneapolis for the 29th annual conference of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU). A diverse and vibrant metropolitan area with a long history of civic innovation, collaboration across sectors, and community engagement, the Minneapolis-St. Paul area delivered a fitting context for the meeting. The Twin Cities region, like most urban settings, is grappling with important issues about racial equity, economic disparity, public safety, and other issues relevant to CUMU’s mission and the work of urban and metropolitan universities across the nation.