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Campus Compact advances the public purpose of over 1,000 colleges and universities by deepening their ability to improve community life and to educate students for civic and social responsibility. Read More

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Fund for Positive Engagement

Mini-grants to catalyze experimental responses to division and polarization

Newman Civic Fellowship

Recognizing and supporting the next generation of public problem solvers

Civic Action Planning

Resources for Civic Action Planning teams and information on submitting your plan

Leveraging National Service

Learn more about the dedicated people making change across our network

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Upping My Ante Upping My Ante: Reflections on receiving the 2016 Ehrlich Award

2016 Ehrlich Award recipient Robin Saha discusses how the award has changed his career and offered him the opportunity to reflect and recommit to...

Campus Compact Blog

Continuing the Business of Hope and Engagement  Continuing the Business of Hope and Engagement 

In this guest post 2017 Newman Civic Fellow Joanna Woodson shares her successes and challenges in civic engagement on her campus leading up to...

Campus Compact Blog

International Service-Learning Adventures International Service-Learning Adventu...

Follow Executive Director of Montana Campus Compact, Andrea Vernon on her journey learning about successes and challenges in community engagement in Laos and Thailand...

Campus Compact Blog

Coaching Civic Action Planning Coaching Civic Action Planning

Launched in January 2017, Civic Action Planning (CAP) Coaches provide an expert advice and an outside perspective to campuses developing Campus Civic Action Plans...

Campus Compact Blog

The Gathering Storm: Free Speech on Campus The Gathering Storm: Free Speech on Campus

A guest post by Nancy Thomas, Director of the Institute for Democracy & Higher Education at Tisch College at Tufts University. May 9, 2017...

Campus Compact Blog

Fear and Fearlessness Fear and Fearlessness

As I have thought about these expressions of fear, it has occurred to me that nothing is more destructive of the mission of higher...

Public Purpose: The Blog of Campus Compact President Andrew Seligsohn

Reflections on the Thomas Ehrlich Award by Andrew Furco, 2012 Recipient Reflections on the Thomas Ehrlich Award by 2012 Recipient Andrew Furco

A guest post by Andrew Furco, Associate Vice-President for Public Engagement and Professor in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development at the University of Minnesota....

Campus Compact Blog

Five 2017 Fellows Awarded Exclusive Scholarship 5 2017 Fellows awarded exclusive scholarship

Campus Compact’s Newman Civic Fellowship recognizes and supports community- committed students who have demonstrated an investment in finding solutions for challenges facing communities throughout...

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