The Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI) has begun a new three-year long collaborative project with Tufts University. The Co-Research, Co-Education Program (CORE) will integrate joint learning, research, and action as part of a community-based initiative partnering Tufts students and faculty with DSNI, a community group with the goal of revitalizing urban areas in Roxbury and Dorchester.
The collaboration includes a Practicum course, support for student summer internships, and the development of research strategies for community-based sustainable and just local economic development. Students taking the Practicum course will research ways to build community-controlled economies in the area, including a project with DSNI to convert the old Citizen’s Bank building in Uphams Corner into a commercial development that can generate jobs and economic opportunities for residents.
“Over the long-term, we believe that community-based initiatives like this one can help advance positive social change and recruit more diverse students and faculty to Tufts,” said Alan Solomont, Dean of the Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University.
