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Spring2008Vol.11No.2

Civic Identity: Locating Self in Community

The capacity for principled action in a diverse world is a core outcome of a successful liberal education—and one that often develops through community engagement. This issue of Diversity & Democracy explores the connections between civic learning and diverse communities, setting the framework for action that is ethical, imaginative, and inclusive.

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About This Issue

By Kathryn Peltier Campbell

Featured Topic

Civic Identity: Locating Self in Community

By L. Lee Knefelkamp, Columbia University and AAC&U

Socks, Trains, and Wheelchairs: Service Learning as the Vehicle for Teaching Diversity

By Rachel A. Willis, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill

Partnership in Teaching and Learning: Combining Critical Pedagogy with Civic Engagement and Diversity

By José Calderón, Pitzer College

Intercultural Experiential Learning for the Engaged Global Citizen

By A. T. Miller, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Promoting Inclusive Access and Success through Community Engagement

By Julie Plaut, Campus Compact; and JoAnn Campbell, Minnesota Campus Compact

Perspectives

Barriers to Civic Engagement for Undocumented Students

By Hoover Zariani, Glendale Community College

A Citizen within the Global Community

By Travis Feldler, St. John's University

Campus Practice

A City Learns its Civil Rights History while a University Learns New Ways to Engage Students

By James N. Gregory and Trevor Griffey—both at the University of Washington

Borders and Boundaries: Human Rights and Social Justice in a Transnational Context

By Billie Drakeford, Sylvia Escarcega, and Charles R. Strain—all at DePaul University

Research Report

Advancing an Equity Agenda through Institutional Change

By John Saltmarsh, Glenn Gabbard, and Sharon Singleton—all at the New England Resource Center for Higher Education (NERCHE), University of Massachusetts–Boston

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