Editor’s Note: We wanted to share news of this new partnership with you, announced this week by the Colleges of the Fenway. Below is their press release.
King Boston Joins As First Community Affiliate and King Boston’s Dr. April Khadijah Innis Named As First COF Scholar-In-Residence
BOSTON – On Thursday, Colleges of the Fenway (COF), a five-institution collaboration located in the Fenway neighborhood in Boston, announced the signing of a formal partnership between the consortium and King Boston, and the appointment of King Boston’s Director of Community Engaged Research, Dr. April Khadijah Innis, as the first COF Scholar-In-Residence. Through this collaborative partnership, the organizations will provide support for community-based research and identify partnership opportunities for programming within the Colleges of the Fenway, the city of Boston and beyond.
“We are thrilled to be embarking on this broadening of our collaboration and action based on the legacies of both Dr. Martin Luther, King Jr. and Coretta Scott King and look forward to partnering with King Boston in our efforts to build inclusive and equitable campuses and city of Boston, said Claire Ramsbottom, Executive Director of Colleges of the Fenway.
As part of this agreement, the institutions will provide Dr. April Khadijah Innis and King Boston access to their libraries and archives as well as facilitating relationships between their student, staff and faculty populations who are engaging in specific community-based research projects and offer event space and speakers for King Boston’s Embrace Ideas Festival set to kick-off in June 2022. King Boston will share relevant research data and expertise as Colleges of Fenway seeks to advance their justice and equity priorities.
“We are honored to be building a collaborative partnership with the Colleges of Fenway,” said Dr. April Khadijah Innis, Director of Community Engaged Research at King Boston. “This partnership is essential to advancing our collective focus on shaping solutions for economic justice in the community.”
Colleges of the Fenway (COF) is a collaborative effort of the five neighboring Boston-based colleges in the Fenway area; Emmanuel College, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Simmons University and Wentworth Institute of Technology, and is a consortium of academic resources, facilities and extra-curricular activities.
King Boston is a non-profit working closely with the city of Boston and the Boston Foundation to create a living memorial and programs honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. And Coretta Scott King, and their time and work together in Boston.
For additional information, please visit www.colleges-fenway.org