Colleges and universities have developed increasingly sophisticated strategies for advancing civic and community engagement focused on student learning, social impact, and creating healthy and just communities. However, these strategies often remain siloed within institutions and across institutional contexts. This joint planning effort—led by the American Association of Colleges & Universities and Campus Compact—will aim to organize these collective efforts nationally and more fully enable higher education institutions to support and advance democracy.
In its current phase, the project is focused on inventorying existing campus democratic engagement activities and programming to build an understanding of the current landscape. This work is led by a design team that will develop a guide to enable other campuses to inventory their work.
Higher Education Democracy Inventory Design Team
The design team is composed of higher education leaders from campuses across the country who applied to join the group in spring of 2024.
Karina Kloos
Thomas Schnaubelt
Scott Warren
Maria Avila
Craig Berger
Jodi Fisler
Sylvia Gale
Philip Goodrich
Brian Harlan
Caroline Lee
Jason M. Leggett
Marianne Magjuka
Jessica Mann
Chelsea Morrese
Agnieszka Nance
Patty Robinson
James Roland
Kimberly Rosenfeld
Pam Shropshire
Rebecca M. Townsend
Austin Wilson
Supported by Lumina Foundation
Campus Compact and the American Association of Colleges and Universities are proud to partner with Lumina Foundation on this joint planning effort.