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Considering the Anchor Mission Strategy within the Competing “Regimes” of Higher Education Community Engagement
- Marquette University (WI)
- Democracy Collaborative (DC)
The concept of the anchor institution, and its subsequent mission, was first considered in the mid-1990s, a time during which the dominant academic culture of higher education was driven by ...
- Posted April 30, 2019
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Managing for Social Impact and the Public Good Minor
- Boston College (MA)
The interdisciplinary minor in Managing for Social Impact and the Public Good seeks to provide Boston College undergraduate students with a well-defined, interdisciplinary program of study focused on analyzing the ...
- Posted Aug. 30, 2018
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Academic Research in the 21st Century: Maintaining Scientific Integrity in a Climate of Perverse Incentives and Hypercompetition
- Virginia Tech (VA)
Over the last 50 years, we argue that incentives for academic scientists have become increasingly perverse in terms of competition for research funding, development of quantitative metrics to measure performance ...
- Posted June 20, 2018
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Student Activism for Community Energy Efficiency: Harnessing ENERGY STAR Activities and Resources for the Public Good
- American University (DC)
As part of an annual elective course in Sustainable Design, American University (AU) graduate students in the Global Environmental Politics program in the School of International Service undertake a real-world ...
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
- Conference Presentations
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Beyond problem solving: Engineering and the public good in the 21st century
- University of Sydney (NSW)
Problem solving is upheld as a defining feature of engineering identity, and the ability to solve problems is built into engineering curricula as a learning outcome and a graduate attribute ...
- Posted Aug. 1, 2016
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Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship
- Wesleyan University (CT)
The PCSE supports students and alumni interested in creating and sustaining programs, businesses, and organizations that advance the public good. It offers workshops and trainings, specialized counseling and networking services ...
- Posted March 3, 2016
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Impure Public Good Consumption: A Field Experiment
- University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)
Impure public goods such as recycling, green electricity, and composting offer private consumption, warm glow through the private provision of the public good, and the potential for social rewards. Research ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
- Conference Presentations
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