Higher education institutions are becoming increasingly embedded in their surrounding
communities in order to learn from and respond to their often complex problems. Potential …

The most significant trend that has emerged around community engagement in higher
education is something more widespread than community engagement and larger than what …

Community engagement in higher education has continued to increase and adapt to the
needs and changes in society. Through community-university partnerships, colleges and …

The purpose of this action research study was to explore how community colleges increase
their capacity for community engagement. Faculty and staff members who were identified as …

Review by Lisa Townson The world is facing increasingly complex challenges, such as
climate change, global food security, and social equality. Higher education plays a key role …

This book, offered by “practitioner-scholars,” is an exploration and identification of the
knowledge, skills, and dispositions that are central to supporting effective community …

Community-engaged scholars, practitioners, and community partners often find the
language of community engagement challenging. Words like participate, collaborate …

University-community engagement has the potential to positively transform higher
education, but community-engaged institutions must overcome challenges related to …

The most important is continuing cultivation and dissemination of research on university–
community engagement and community-engaged disciplinary-based research, or …

There seems to be renewed interest in having universities and other higher education
institutions engage with their communities at the local, national, and international levels. But …