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In honor of our 50th Anniversary and our commitment to civic education, Mount Wachusett Community College, in partnership with The Democracy Commitment, will host a two-day conference focusing on the integration of Democratic Practice and Civic Learning into curricula and programming. The...
On May 1, 2013, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching opened the request-for-applications period for the 2015 Elective Community Engagement Classification. The Carnegie Foundation invites colleges and universities with an institutional focus on community engagement to apply for...
The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Kennesaw State University and thePOD Network are pleased to present the 8th Institute for New Faculty Developers Registrations are now being accepted for the Institute, to be held June 24-28, 2013, in Atlanta, Georgia. Faculty development is...
The 12th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education will be held from January 5-8, 2014, at two venues: the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa and the Hilton Waikiki Beach Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii. Honolulu is located on the island of Oahu. Oahu is often nicknamed "the gathering...
The New England Faculty Development Spring Conference "Engaged Learning: Impacts and Implications" will be held at the Westford Conference Center, Westford, MA on Friday, June 14, 2013. The keynote speaker Dr. John Saltmarsh (Department of Leadership in Education in the College of Education and...
On May 24, 2013, from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, NERCHE will host a conversation with Kristin Esterberg (Salem State University), John Wooding (UMass, Lowell), and John Saltmarsh (NERCHE, UMass, Boston) on “Finding a Common Purpose for Change: Collaboration for...
In honor of its 50th Anniversary Mount Wachusett Community College, in partnership with The Democracy Commitment, will host a two-day conference focusing on the integration of Democratic Practice and Civic Learning into curricula and programming. The first day of the conference will focus on the...
The Leduc Center for Civic Engagement at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will hold its Fifth Annual Civic Engagement Summit on April 25, 2013, at Woodland Commons. The event features keynote speaker, Dr. Ira Harkavy, founding director of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships. ...
Position Announcement The New England Resource Center for Higher Education at UMass Boston is seeking a full-time Resource Assistant/Project Coordinator. An hourly, non-benefitted, full-time position (40 hours/week), the Assistant/Coordinator will develop, coordinate, and implement NERCHE's...
NERCHE staff are deeply saddened by the recent bombings following the Boston Marathon. We extend our heartfelt support to the victims of the bombings and to the communities of support surrounding them. We extend our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those who died.
Deans Think Tank member Paula Krebs, Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Bridgewater State University, published an essay, “Thinking About the Public,” in the Friday, April 5, 2013 issue of Inside Higher Ed. “With so much focus on higher education's obligations to job...
NERCHE's Second Annual Lynton Colloquium on the Scholarship of Engagement will be held on Monday, September 30, 2013, from 9 AM to 3:30 PM at UMass Boston. Please save the date! The event will feature presentations, panel discussions, and facilitated dialogue inspired by Ernest Lynton's framing...
Prior to coming to Penn, Ms. Orphan directed the American Democracy Project (ADP), a multi-campus initiative of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). The 230 universities involved with ADP focus on higher education's role in educating informed, engaged citizens for our democracy. Ms. Orphan also served as the editor of the Academic Leadership and Change Digest series, a collection of queries about current institutional practices that are used by AASCU provosts as they consider new approaches to campus issues. Ms. Orphan serves on the board of directors for The Democracy Imperative, the steering committee of the American Commonwealth Project, and the editorial board on Penn GSE’s Perspectives on Urban Education journal. Ms. Orphan serves as a fellow for the following projects: Publicly Active Graduate Education with Imagining America; the Next Generation Engagement Project with NERCHE, and Editorial Fellow with the International Association for Research on Service Learning and Civic Engagement. In 2011, Ms. Orphan was awarded the John Saltmarsh Award for Emerging Leaders in Civic Engagement. Ms. Orphan holds a B.A. in political science from Portland State University. As an undergraduate student, Ms. Orphan co-founded the PSU Volunteer Resource Center and was awarded the President's Award for Outstanding Community Engagement two years in a row.
Ms. Orphan serves as a member of NERCHE's Next Generation Engagement Project.
By Richard P. Keeling and Richard H. Hersh
This title was selected by NERCHE’s Deans Think Tank members as the centerpiece of discussion for their May 31, 2013, meeting.
From the authors: “America is being held back by the quality and quantity of learning in college. This is a true educational emergency! Many college graduates cannot think critically, write effectively, solve problems, understand complex issues, or meet employers’ expectations. We are losing our minds--and endangering our social, economic, and scientific leadership. Critics say higher education costs too much and should be more efficient but the real problem is value, not cost--financial “solutions” alone won’t work. In this book, Hersh and Keeling argue that the only solution--making learning the highest priority in college--demands fundamental change throughout higher education.”
Read more...Click here for a list of employment opportunities at Think Tank members' institutions, as well as other regional and national opportunities that reflect NERCHE's mission.
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After Decades, Boots Are Back on Campus http://t.co/uT1q7kMHz9
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AAPI Researcher Accepts Endowed Chair Position at UCLA - #Highered http://t.co/jIcOZrJjq2
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University Presidents Say Elitism Can’t Be Part of Plans for Future - #Highered http://t.co/yvUKQt6fIC via @twitterapi
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Fulbright Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowships | Fulbright http://t.co/xxqsQxrFUW
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RFP. “Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Partnerships with Community-Based Organizations” http://t.co/ileoFIfDfu
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