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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:
Reflective inquiry into practice The scholarship of engagement
Transitions to and through higher education

National Resources

A Crucible Moment: College Learning & Democracy’s Future
Category: National Updates From AAC&U: "This report from the National Task Force on Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement calls on the nation to reclaim higher education's civic mission. Commissioned by the Department of...Read more...
Call for Proposals: 10th Annual ADP National Meeting
Category: National Conferences The American Democracy Project (ADP) has announced the Call for Proposals for its National Meeting to be held in San Antonio, Texas, June 7-9, 2012. Proposals are due Monday, March 12, 2012, and are a...Read more...
"Report Opens Door to Strengthen College-Going Cultures," Linda Wong (USC)
Category: National Updates From USC News: Findings from a recent report released by researchers at the Center for Urban Education (CUE) and the National College Access Network (NCAN) will be used to improve college-going rat...Read more...
New partnership between Achieving the Dream and the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
Category: National Updates CHICAGO, IL (November 14, 2011 ) – Achieving the Dream and LearningCounts.org launched a new national partnership to remove obstacles and accelerate the pace of adult learners earning college creden...Read more...
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Regional Resources

AMCOA Regional Conference, UMass Lowell, 2/9/12
Category: Regional Updates The AMCOA (Advancing a Massachusetts Culture of Assessment) Project, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, will hold an assessment conference at the University of Massa...Read more...
Call for Proposals: Asian American Student Success Program
Category: Regional Updates The Institute for Asian American Studies at UMass Boston (http://www.iaas.umb.edu (http://www.iaas.umb.edu)) is accepting proposals for research projects related to Asian American issues in higher edu...Read more...
Call for Proposals: 2012 IAAS Research Fellowship Program
Category: Regional Updates The Institute for Asian American Studies at UMass Boston (http://www.iaas.umb.edu) (http://www.iaas.umb.edu) is now accepting applications for its 2012 Research Fellowship Program. Topics should focus...Read more...
NEBHE announces 2012 Excellence Awards
Category: Regional Updates From the NEBHE website: Each year, the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) presents Regional Excellence Awards to individuals and organizations that have shown exceptional leadership on beh...Read more...
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NERCHE Updates

NERCHE and 26 others call on U.S. higher education to demonstrate student learning
Category: NERCHE Updates

U.S. colleges and universities must ensure that college degrees reflect a high level of student achievement and commit to publicly reporting evidence of student learning.  Read more...

New information available about the 2015 Elective Community Engagement Classification
Category: NERCHE Updates

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has released new information about the application process for the 2015 Elective Community Engagement Classification. Visit the Carnegie website for more details.Read more...

2012 Lynton Award Call for Nominations
Category: NERCHE Updates

NERCHE is now accepting nominations for the 2012 Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty.  Application deadline:  Friday, April 27, 2012.  Click here to proceed to the Call for Nominations.

Futures Project publications now archived on NERCHE's website
Category: NERCHE Updates

Founded in 1999 by the late Frank Newman, The Futures Project was guided by an overarching objective:  To engage key constituencies—including students and their parents, university administrators andRead more...

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NERCHE Profiles

Doris Hamner, NERCHE Visiting Scholar

DorisHamnerDoris Hamner joins NERCHE as a Visiting Scholar focusing on assisting with grant writing and events planning. In addition to her work at NERCHE, she currently uses her skills as an entrepreneur and collaborator to manage her own business.  As an event coordinator she leads charity events for non-profit businesses to raise funds and to build community awareness.
At the Institute for Community Inclusion at University of Massachusetts, Boston, Doris was a Research Associate and Principal Investigator.  In a project focused on people with disabilities and health issues she collaborated with advisory boards, stakeholders and several social service agencies to meet the goals of a National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research grant. As the Principal Investigator she obtained buy-in from social service agencies, community based organizations and research participants to meet the goals of the grant.

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Featured Publications

Global Citizenship and the University

Global_Citizenship"Global Citizenship and the University"
Advancing Social Life and Relations in an Interdependent World

by Robert A. Rhoads (University of California, Los Angeles)
and Katalin Szelényi (University of Massachusetts Boston)

With the increasing integration of global economies and societies, the nation-state is no longer the sole force shaping and defining citizenship. New ideas of "global citizenship" are emerging, and universities, which are increasingly involved in international engagements, provide a unique opportunity to explore how fundamental understandings of modern citizenship are changing.

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