An Expanded Vision of the Value of Postsecondary Education: Regional Public Universities as Broadly Accessible Anchor Institutions

of Higher Education at the University of Denver and Director of Partnerships for the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges. Her research agenda and teaching are inspired by her experiences as a first-generation college student who attended a rural-serving community college and an urban regional public university. Kevin R. McClure is an Associate Professor of Higher Education at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and Director of Communication for the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges. His research focuses on leadership, management, and finance in higher education, with a focus on regional public and broad-access institutions. By Cecilia M. Orphan and Kevin R. McClure