At this roundtable, participants will explore how colleges and universities build infrastructure and support for educational partnerships: collaborations between preK-12 schools, communities, and post-secondary institutions to advance the educational journeys of young people. Participants will consider the strengths and weaknesses of several different models of institutional support. They will then turn their attention to the case of the University of Massachusetts Lowell, an urban R1 public university in the process of launching a new Center for Educational Partnerships. Participants will contribute experiences, ideas, provocations, and questions to inform this new Center. In doing so, they will critically examine the role of such centers in the work of educational access, equity, and justice in a rapidly changing political context.