Past Projects
A statewide initiative intended to engage students, civic leaders, and community members in dialogues on the issue of access to higher education
Annotated Bibliography Project
A key resource for a community of scholars who are invested in research and practice that centers on the value of higher education to society
Commission on African-American Men and Boys
Conference for Mercy Higher Education Project
Contracted work to provide an accurate picture of the aggregate strengths of Mercy sponsored higher education in the United States
Deliberative Dialogue Research
A research report that considers the link between the public and higher education institutions
Dialogues with State Legislators
College and university presidents and state legislators coming together to discuss and share their perspectives of the ways in which the "social charter" between higher education and society can be more effectively articulated and sustained
Immigration and Higher Education
A conference in June of 2007 at the University of Michigan for individuals from academia, local and state government, grassroots organizations, business, and philanthropy to begin a thoughtful and sustained dialogue on immigration and higher education
Intergenerational Scholars Symposium
Scholars coming together in discussion, sharing research, and creating action plans that confront issues of higher education and the public good
Journey towards Democracy: Voice, Power, and the Public Good
A dialogue series that strives to connect civic engagement opportunities across the University of Michigan
Kellogg Forum on Higher Education Transformation (KFHET)
A learning collaborative that brought together academic leaders and higher education scholars to better understand institutional change and transformation (1997-2002)
Minority Serving Institutions Leadership Fellows Program, Evaluation Project
Educates and trains future senior level administrators at Minority Serving Institutions
National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) Case Studies
A leadership development project designed to enhance the skills and abilities of current and future administrators of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s) and Predominately Black Institutions (PBI’s)
National Leadership Dialogue Series
A series of dialogues existing to concretize the relationship between higher education and society as well as to create a movement through which this relationship will be redefined
National Rising Scholars Award
Up to five awards for pre-tenured faculty, early career practitioners, and advanced graduate students in any discipline in U.S. higher education institutions who engage in research that explores higher education's role in serving the public good
Tenure Team
University of Michigan Development Summer Institute Program
A twelve-week intensive program (mid-May to mid-August) that provides interns with the professional competencies necessary to embark on a career path in development
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Collaboration
A collaboration with the Chair of the Faculty, Deans, faculty and staff at UNC-CH around the question, "What is the Role of a Research I Public University"
A series of three annual conferences taking place from 2003 though 2005 at the Wingspread Conference Center in Racine, Wisconsin