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Author: Jennifer Altman Year of DDRG Award: 2001 Grantee University: Rutgers University Dissertation Title: Matching University Resources to Community Needs: Case Studies of University-Community Partnerships Current Employment: Sociology Professor and Faculty Director, Democracy House Civic Engagement Center, Middlesex County College Biography: No biography available. Read all DDRG spotlight biographies
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