About the lecture 

George W. Miller III is an associate professor of practice in the Journalism Department. He was on sabbatical during the 2021-2022 academic year after serving for three years as the associate dean for academic affairs at Temple's Japan Campus. He completed his doctorate in higher education leadership at Wilmington University in August 2022. He has taught at Temple since 2006 and has been a journalist in Philadelphia since 1994. 

About the speaker 

Tension between university communities and the surrounding residential communities has existed almost since the creation of higher education. Historically, there have been murders and riots. More recently, there have been protests and simmering animosity. In the 1980s, there was a greater recognition that the fate of the residential communities impacted the fate of the universities, and steps have been taken to address the disconnect ever since. Most of the literature about university-community engagement since then has focused on the university perspective, the good that has been done through university outreach programs. This study looks primarily at the residential community perspective, learning about the experiences of people who live near higher education institutions in Philadelphia and trying to understand what they want out of the relationship. Ultimately, this study presents a foundation for what can be, and how the two communities can and should work together in mutually beneficial ways.