Bringing Theory to Practice

The new issue of Bringing It is here! Issue #142 focuses on our friends, Project Pericles, and their new strategic plan, Shaping Civic Futures. We also share an opportunity, a call for proposals, and a new resource hub. bttop.org/bringing-it-14…

Our friends at Campus Compact have launched the Up to Us Leadership Network, a six-month program designed to develop the next generation of civic leaders through fiscal policy and civic engagement education. Find more info and apply here: compact.org/current-progra…

In the new issue of Bringing It, BT2P Associate Director Paul Schadewald reflects on the work and impact of Imagining America. The IA consortium has strengthened and promoted public scholarship, cultural organizing, and campus change for over 25 years. bttop.org/bringing-it-14…

BT2P friend Elaine Maimon's most recent article for The Philadelphia Citizen laments the College Board's decision to remove an important, "race-neutral" tool used by college admissions to "better understand a student's context for opportunity." thephiladelphiacitizen.org/tyranny-colleg…

Our friends at Project Pericles invite faculty and staff from Periclean institutions to apply for $7,500 campus grants for Spring 2026 to create civic narrative change by empowering student storytelling. Applications are due November 10, 2025. projectpericles.org/civic-story-la…

Our friends at the Modern Language Association are offering step grants of up to $10,000 as part of its MLA Pathways: Recruitment, Retention, and Career Readiness initiative. The application deadline is October 29. Learn more and apply here: mla.org/Resources/Care…

Higher education builds America, and we have the data to prove it. Join us October 6 at @HowardU in DC for the launch of ACE’s interactive economic impact tool, revealing higher education’s economic value in every state. Free event. Space is limited. #DataForGood #HigherEdBuildsAmerica ow.ly/8nVP50WSfkW

Futurist, writer, and BT2P colleague @BryanAlexander has written extensively on AI. He recently started gathering his essays on Teaching in AI in a central location. Learn more about the current issues and potential futures of AI and academia here: aiandacademia.substack.com/t/teachingwith…

Our friends @ProjectPericles are offering mini-grants of $1000 to faculty & staff for projects to develop students' civic agency and civic learning Applications are reviewed and awarded until funds run out. The priority deadline is Oct 3, 2025. projectpericles.org/fellowship.html

BT2P's Paradigm Working Group guide our work Pictured: Tim Eatman, David Scobey, Adam Bush, ded Elaine Maimon, Jillian Lea, Tessa Hicks Peterson, Peter Felten, Bryan Alexander, Pascale Charlot, Marina Kim, Paul Schadewald, and Randy Bass. Not pictured: Buffie Longmire-Avital.

In this week's article for the @thephiladelphiacitizen, BT2P colleague and former university president Elaine Maimon calls out the Trump administration for recent actions that impact voting access and student loan forgiveness. thephiladelphiacitizen.org/partisanship-h…

On Thursday, August 28, futurist and scholar Bryan Alexander hosts a new episode of The Future Trends Forum. Learn more and register here: georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Last month, @penamerica published an overview of legislative actions taken across the US that restrict higher education. More than 70 bills and policies across 26 states have been introduced to censor higher education. Learn more: pen.org/with-a-wave-of…

The newest issue of Bringing It is here! In this week's newsletter, we feature an essay from our Director, David Scobey, offering thoughts and perspective on the current crises and changes in the higher ed landscape. Read this and past issues at the link in our bio.

Registration is open for the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)'s second annual Conference on Learning and Student Success (CLASS). Proposals are being accepted through September 26th. Find more info here: aacu.org/event/class-20…

The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) is accepting proposals for roundtable sessions on "hot topics, timely conversations" at their upcoming conference. Apply here: cumuonline.org/cumu-annual-co…

In today's article for the Philadelphia Citizen, our friend and colleague Elains Maimon calls on higher ed institutions to band together to protect every citizen's right to higher education. Read the full article here: thephiladelphiacitizen.org/higher-ed-unit…

In this issue of Bringing It, we showcase the storytelling practices at College Unbound (CU), one of the schools in our emerging models community of practice. CU's Institutional Storyteller, Amanda Esons, shares their methods here: bttop.org/bringing-it-13…

Our friends at Imagining America have a new podcast: Gathering Whispers! In the first episode, they talk with Citlali Delgado, visual artist for the 2025 IA National Gathering. Listen here: imaginingamerica.org/ep1-a-conversa…

In this week's issue of our newsletter, Bringing It, we spotlight the Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement Coalition (CLDE), highlighting their major initiatives and a big announcement! Find this and past issues of Bringing It at the link in our bio.