CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Foreword by U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester

Biden School Timeline

INTRODUCTION

PART I: CREATING THE DELAWARE MODEL (1961–1996)

CHAPTER ONE: The Division of Urban Affairs

CHAPTER TWO: The College of Urban Affairs and Public Policy

CHAPTER THREE: Policy Partnerships and the Delaware Model

PART II: BECOMING A COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL (1997–2014)

CHAPTER FOUR: The School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy

CHAPTER FIVE: The School of Public Policy and Administration

CHAPTER SIX: Shaping Public Policy

PART III: PURSUING A NEW VISION (2015–2021)

CHAPTER SEVEN: Rising Expectations

CHAPTER EIGHT: The Biden School

CHAPTER NINE: Legacies and Possibilities

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Photo Credits

Index