Engaged scholarship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Campus integration and faculty development

May 1, 2015

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This article describes UNC Chapel Hill’s community-engaged scholarship faculty development activities and the impact of the activities on promotion and tenure initiatives and the university’s new academic plan. The authors describe the activities and report two main lessons learned: incorporation of these activities into existing university programs helps institutionalize them, and implementation of these activities into broader university programs widens the forum for the promotion of community engaged scholarship.

Blanchard, L.W., Strauss, R.P., & Webb, L. (2012). Engaged scholarship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Campus integration and faculty development. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 16(1), 97- 127. Full Text.