| NERCHE is committed to collaborative change processes in higher education to address social justice in a diverse democracy. The Center focuses its resources on a variety of projects addressing three core areas: |
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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...
WGBH invites the entire Greater Boston community to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at a very special event featuring a screening of the film, Model Minority: Do the Math. Immediately after the screening, Liz Cheng, General Manager of WGBH’s WORLD channel, will moderate an...
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...
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...
This free Virtual Think Tank series is designed to support the efforts of college and university practitioners engaged in campus-wide efforts to support the success of underserved students, including students of color, students who are first in family to attend college, and those from low-income...
Chelsea manages information and communications related to NERCHE’s Project Compass and also coordinates and implements project conferences and webinars. Prior to joining the staff at NERCHE, Chelsea worked as a community organizer, focusing on issues of transportation equity and access of underserved populations to local land-use planning processes; in this capacity, she also gained valuable expertise in event planning, project coordination, and grant-writing. She holds a B.A. from Gordon College in the field of Political Studies.
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.