Bringing Theory to Practice

Forty-five Institutions Selected to Form Leadership Coalition and Receive Grants to Support Their Work in Creating and Sustaining Transformative Campus Change and Cultures for Learning
45 university and college presidents have formed a national Leadership Coalition, committing their campuses to becoming models for what liberal education can offer—and most effectively deliver. The initial activity of the Coalition will be a President’s Symposium, to be held in Washington, DC, November 10-11, 2008.

Educational Leaders To Examine Research and Programs that Connect Student Learning to Student Mental Health and Civic Development
Announcement of the April 15-16, 2005, Bringing Theory to Practice Working Conference in Bethesda, featuring an overview of existent research on engaged learning, student mental health and civic cevelopment; also a new survey on student attitudes towards mental health and substance abuse.

Thirty-Nine Colleges and Universities to Study the Impact of Engaged Learning on Student Depression and Substance Abuse
Announcement of the April 15-17, 2004, Bringing Theory to Practice Action-Conference in Chicago, featuring 39 colleges and universities.

Can Involvement in Engaged Learning Practices Decrease Alcohol Abuse and Depression Among Students?
Announcement of the September, 2003, launching of the Bringing Theory to Practice Project, sponsored by the Engelhard Foundation and directed by Dr. Donald W. Harward, President Emeritus, Bates College and Senior Fellow, AAC&U

			LINKS

			About the Project: Overview Goals Project Strategies News Press Releases

			Campus Participation: About the Grants Map of Participants Intensive Sites Demonstration Sites Mini-Grants Start-Up Grants Student Grants

			Apply for a Grant Grant RFP Grant Form (pdf)

			Meetings: President's Symposium Past Meetings

			Research

			Contact Information: Staff Advisory Board