| 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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 Reflective inquiry into practice |
The scholarship of engagement |
| Transitions to and through higher education |
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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...
Liza's work spans more than 16 years in diversity and inclusion programming, institutional change, training and development, and student support. She is most interested in what organizations and its people must do to create change for diversity by raising the level of engagement and implementation through creative means.
Though diversity change has been her focus for her professional career, Talusan has also taught at the K-12 level, worked with under-resourced communities through educational outreach programs, and has served on a number of non-profit boards focused on empowerment. Her scholarly work has focused on the experiences of Asian American students, activist identity, and persistence of leadership in diverse communities.
Talusan earned her B.A. in Psychology from Connecticut College and her M.A. from New York University, and is a doctoral student at UMass Boston. She is a mom of three young children, a half-marathon runner, and a singer.
Saltmarsh, John & Zlotkowski, Edward. (2011). Higher Education and Democracy: Essays on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.
Higher Education and Democracy is a collection of essays written over the last ten years on how civic engagement in higher education works to achieve what authors John Saltmarsh and Edward Zlotkowsi consider to be the academic and civic purposes of higher education. These include creating new modes of teaching and learning, fostering participation in American democracy, the development and respect for community and civic institutions, and encouraging the constant renewal all of these dimensions of American life.
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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University of Pennsylvania Researchers Issue New Report on HBCUs: http://t.co/jS5MqI0YRJ
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UNH commencement speaker tells graduates: Don't worry about mistakes, learn from them | New Hampshire NEWS04 http://t.co/HHLevAzi3s
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UConn Transformation Leaves Some Faculty Out http://t.co/nJtKMfgoSc
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50 students graduate at Burlington College | Burlington Free Press | http://t.co/g0dLEw2WPg http://t.co/FMJKht9sV5
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Scenes from 2013 Boston-area college commencements - Specials - http://t.co/NA0Hrqgxld http://t.co/wVVnR973yt
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