Primary Goals

• Deliver frameworks for critical analysis of the field and develop participants’ own practice to move towards liberatory praxis;
• Develop and retain a diverse group of critical public scholars;
• Deepen participants’ commitment and ability to be anti-racist and advance equity and full participation;
• Advance scholarly objectives, including research, teaching and/or application, of each scholar’s choosing;

We meet these goals by:

• Enhancing participants’ liberatory praxis through critical analysis of personal and field practice;
• Fostering personal and professional growth and build networks of resilience;
• Increasing the collectivist knowledge and skills of participants to challenge traditional higher education culture/practices of individualism;
• Expanding participants’ understanding of community-engaged scholarship, including knowledge of foundational scholarship and exemplary practice, as well as how to integrate into career pathways;
• Strengthening professional and personal networks by building deep relationships with peers, Compact staff, and other field leaders; and
• Generating individual and collaborative work that translates the scholars’ insights into traditional outputs (e.g., academic publications, conference presentations, white papers, etc.), creative works (e.g., public art, exhibitions, spoken word performances, etc.), and educational and community resources (e.g., program evaluations, policy analysis, training materials, etc.).

Partners

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