Center for Liberal Education and Civic Engagement

Advisory Council

The inaugural meeting of the national Advisory Council for the Center for Liberal Education and Civic Engagement convened on March 9, 2003. The Council helped shape the objectives of the Center for the short and long term.

Members of the Advisory Council

• Richard M. Battistoni, Professor of Political Science, Providence College
• Mary Frances Berry, Chairperson for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
• José Zapata Calderón, Professor of Sociology, Pitzer College
• Nancy Cantor, Chancellor and President, Syracuse University
• V.P. Franklin, Professor of History and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
• Daphne Kwok, Executive Director, Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies
• Elizabeth Minnich, Core Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies, Union Institute and University
• Paul Nelson, Deputy Executive Director, American Psychological Association
• David W. Orr, Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies, Oberlin College
• Vincent Pan, Executive Director, Heads Up- A University Neighborhood Initiative
• Sally Pingree, Trustee, Charles Engelhard Foundation
• Peggy Rotundo, Maine State Senator
• David Scobey, Director, Arts of Citizenship Program, University of Michigan
• Preston H. Smith II, Associate Professor of Politics, Mt. Holyoke College
• Jim Trostle, Director of Urban Initiatives, Trinity College