November 3, 2006

Economic Growth for Town and Gown

To the Editor:

When I think about the importance of the creative economy, the lyrics of Bruce Springsteen's song "My Hometown" always come to mind: "These jobs are going boys and they ain't coming back." Richard Florida's "Regions and Universities Together Can Foster a Creative Economy" (The Chronicle Review, September 15) maps out the road to getting these jobs back by managing the three T's — talent, technology, and tolerance — that universities

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