Center for Urban Research and Education’s “Community First” Initiative Takes Root

Posted by Rutgers Camden on July 16, 2024

Rutgers University–Camden’s Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) has entered a new chapter with an initiative designed to leverage its world-class research and resources much closer to home.

Under the stewardship of new director Stephen Danley, associate professor in the Department of Public Policy and Administration, CURE has rolled out programs and partnerships under a “Community First” Initiative, with a mission to place the voices and needs of local communities at the forefront of the research enterprise.

CURE was established in 2011 as one part of a greater Rutgers–Camden plan to better engage with the community. To that end, CURE sought to bring world-class urban scholars to South Jersey, lending their expertise and cultivating a hub for research.

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