Prison Community

Blogging the PHI: Kernel of an Idea for a Project

By Bryan Parkhurst
Aug 18, 2011
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I’d be interested in discussing the idea of organizing a seminar, to be held at a corrections facility in the region, dedicated to addressing philosophical issues related to human freedom. These might include (though they needn’t be limited to)

2012 grantees report on their project “Democracy Here and There: The Arab Spring and Arab American Youth”
May 16, 2013
Video documenting “Corsets, Grains, & Greenways: Dancing Downtown Ann Arbor.”
May 16, 2013
The 2013 Arts of Citizenship Institute for Social Change
April 3, 2013

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Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life

Imagining America is a national consortium of colleges and universities committed to public scholarship in the arts, humanities, and design.

Imagining America Tenure Team Initiative Final Report

As the first project of the Tenure Team Initiative, a comprehensive and freely accessible resource for faculty and administrators interested in supporting public scholarship at the university has been developed.

Research University Engaged Scholarship Toolkit

This excellent resource is the work of TRUCEN. TRUCEN is a network of research universities working to implement a vision of civic and community engagement. Campus Compact serves as secretariat of this network.

Campus Compact

Campus Compact is a national coalition of more than 1,100 college and university presidents - representing some 6 million students - dedicated to promoting community service, civic engagement, and service-learning in higher education.