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Davarian L. Baldwin

Davarian L. Baldwin is a professor of American studies and founding director of the Smart Cities Research Lab at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. His latest book is In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: How Universities Are Plundering Our Cities (Bold Type Books, 2021).

Stories by This Author

The Cornell University campus, including the McGraw Clock Tower, is seen in Ithaca, New York, on Friday, January 14, 2022.
The Review | Opinion
What Do Colleges Owe the Cities That Host Them?
By Davarian L. Baldwin October 16, 2023
In Ithaca, Cornell University isn’t paying its fair share.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - MARCH 4: Environmental activists hold a rally and a march through the Atlanta Forest, a preserved forest Atlanta that is scheduled to be developed as a police training center, March 4, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Intent upon stopping the building of what they have called cop city, the environmentalists were evicted from the forest in January, resulting in the killing by police of Manuel Teran, a young activist and medic. (Andrew Lichtenstein, Corbis, Getty Images)
The Review | Opinion
Police Academies Are Part of Higher Ed
By Davarian L. Baldwin, Joshua Clover August 2, 2023
Why the controversy over Atlanta’s “Cop City” development should concern academics.
A confrontation between the police and student protesters at the U. of California at Davis last Friday has prompted an examination of campus-police policies.
The Review
Why We Should Abolish the Campus Police
By Davarian L. Baldwin May 19, 2021
Their power, reach, and misplaced interests make them a threat to our communities.
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When Universities Swallow Cities
By Davarian L. Baldwin July 30, 2017
Is it in the public interest to have giant urban campuses freeload off their neighbors’ taxes?