The Leahy Center for Rural Students at Lyndon State College is accepting applications for a postdoctoral research associate position which will become available in November 2010.

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The New England Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation will be held at UMass Boston, Friday, October 29, 2010, 9 A.M. to 5 P.M.

"Recognizing that students can be producers as well as receivers of research and knowledge, the Kingston-Mann awards recognize and reward student contributions to diversity/inclusion scholarship."

"BOSTON - Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - Building on the Patrick-Murray Administration's commitment to excellence at Massachusetts public institutions of higher learning, Governor Patrick today signed a bill granting a name change to six of the state's nine state colleges who will henceforth be known as state universities. The Governor marked the occasion at a State House ceremony attended by hundreds of students, faculty and campus leaders."

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Armand Carriere, 2010-2011 NERCHE Visiting Scholar, along with Margaret Brabant and Donald Braid from Butler University, have co-authored a survey that is part of the pilot phase of a research project examining the impact of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Outreach Partnership Centers (COPC) program upon universities and colleges.  The project will also attempt to document the impact of COPC activities in the community.

NERCHE is pleased to announce the 2010 recipient of the Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty: N. Eugene Walls, Assistant Professor of Social Work at the University of Denver. The 2010 Citation for Distinguished Engaged Scholarship for Early Career Faculty went to John Begeny, Assistant Professor of  Psychology at North Carolina State University. We will post more information about the recipients and their community-engaged work on our website very soon.

Melvin Wade, director of the Multicultural Center at the University of Rhode Island and long-time leader of NERCHE's Multicultural Affairs Think Tank, was awarded the President’s Recognition of Excellence Award during the Urban League of Rhode Island’s annual celebration Thursday, June 24 at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick.  For more information, click here.