New report - "New Times Demand New Scholarship II: Research Universities and Civic Engagement: Opportunities and Challenges"
The new report, "New Times Demand New Scholarship II: Research Universities and Civic Engagement: Opportunities and Challenges focuses on opportunities and challenges in four areas critical to expanding and institutionalizing civic engagement within research universities:
*Engaged scholarship (research in any field that partners university scholarly resources with those in the public and private sectors to enrich knowledge, address and help solve critical societal issues, and contribute to the public good).
*Scholarship focused on civic and community engagement (research focused on civic participation in public life, including participation by engaged scholars, and on the impact of this work on all constituencies).
*Educating students for civic and community engagement (what students need to know and be able to do as active, effective citizens of a diverse democracy).
*Advancing civic engagement within and across research universities (challenges to and effective strategies for institutionalizing civic engagement within a research university context).
The report also includes models from a range of participating research universities.
Download the report at www.compact.org/initiatives/research_universities/Civic_Engagement.pdf
For more information, contact Dr. Timothy Stanton of Stanford University at tstanton@stanford.edu
