Winter 2008 Tower Times

On November 26th, Marygrove students had the type of real-life experience that defines an urban education—a Marygrove education.  Seven political science and social justice students and their professors witnessed the U.S. Conference of Mayors National Forum on Homeownership Preservation and Foreclosures at which this country’s residential foreclosure crisis was discussed with bankers and community leaders and where recommendations were made.  Marygrove was the only school invited to this closed meeting. The meeting was closed to the public because the mayors wanted to encourage candid dialog between the bankers, mortgage bankers and big-city mayors to identify solutions.