When Irvin Reid steps down as president of Wayne State University this
spring, he will step into position as the chair of community engagement
that was recently endowed by Eugene Applebaum.
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Applebaum's gift provides seed money to grow the program through other fund-raising, Reid said.
Ultimately, he said, his decision was based on a love for Wayne State
and Detroit and a desire to forge stronger relationships between the
two entities.
"It's not enough to be located in an urban area," he said of the
university. "You have to want to be engaged in that community and its
residents."
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