The White Paper on Higher Education (1997), urged Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in South Africa to avail their expertise and infrastructure for community engagement initiatives in the interests of demonstrating social responsibility and a commitment to the development of communities (Council on Higher Education, 2006). This research monograph is based on a response from the University of the Free State (UFS) in enhancing community engagement via a specific support initiative in previously disadvantaged schools in the Free State province of South Africa. Furthermore, the...