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Thoughts from the Symposium on Mainstreaming University-Community Research Partnerships in New Delhi Budd L Hall Prof. B.L. Mungekar, a senior Indian intellectual and former member of the Government of India’s Planning Commission, shared this stimulating statement in a room filled … Continue reading →

Which Side Are You On is the title of an iconic song of social struggle written by Florence Reece about the Harlan County miner’s strike in mountains of the Eastern USA in the 1930s. Florence was the wife of one … Continue reading →

Most societies, including India, have now begun to undertake a wide range of educational programmes for people with disability (PwD). Both specialised and integrated primary schools are now operating in most states and cities of the country. Public policy and … Continue reading →

Budd L Hall, Co-Chair UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education The fog bank of social innovation has been moving inalterably from the oceans of social thought towards the shores of community organisations, local governments, … Continue reading →

It is with great sadness that we note the passing of a remarkable scholar, a generous higher education leader and a powerful voice in the global community university engagement movement.  David passed away on February 8, 2015 at his home … Continue reading →

Universities in India can realise their potential for democratic development of the country only through a transformative process. Community Engagement (CE) can be a vehicle for such a transformation of higher education in the country. Such views were deliberated upon … Continue reading →

Amongst the songs of the civil rights movement in the United States in the 20th Century was one that encouraged us to keep our eyes on the prize. What that meant was to keep our focus on the goal of … Continue reading →

The quest for seeking societal relevance of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) continues unabated. Every time governments present annual budgets to their parliaments and/or publics, questions about the relevance of such huge public investment are raised. Higher student enrolment rates as … Continue reading →

In the fields of participatory research or community based research we acknowledge that knowledge is also being created in community organisations or social movements without any involvement whatsoever by academics.  The reality is that knowledge is largely created outside of … Continue reading →

Two sets of conversations between practitioners and scholars of engagement of higher education institutions (HEIs) with the larger society reinforced its strategic nature. The first conversation took place in Edmonton (Canada) where 15th Annual Conference of Engaged Scholarship Consortium was … Continue reading →