Writings on Public Engagement

For Public Engagement Publications by PEP Fellows and Steering Committee Members, click here

Ali, Saleem H. and Robert Barsky. Beyond the Ivory Tower: Public Intellectuals, Academia and the Media.
American Sociological Association. “What Counts? Evaluating Public Communication in Tenure and Promotion.” Final Report of the ASA Committee on the Evaluation of Social Media and Public Communication in Sociology. August 2016.
Basken, Paul. “Is University Research Missing What Matters?” Chronicle of Higher Education, January 2016.
Berrett. Dan. “A Professor Walks Into a Bar…,” Chronicle of Higher Education, May 9, 2014.
Hoffman, Andrew, et al. Academic Engagement in Public and Political Discourse: Proceedings of the Michigan Meeting, May 2015.
Hulcr, Jiri. “Universities need to communicate much more effectively about science.” Inside Higher Ed, June 2, 2016.
Kellogg Commission on the Future of State and Land-Grant Universities (2000). Renewing the Covenant: Learning, Discovery and Engagement in a New Age and Different World. (6th Report)
Kezar, Adrianna, et al. (eds.)(2005). Higher Education for the Public Good: Emerging Voices from a National Movement. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Kristof, Nicholas. “Professors, We Need You!,” New York Times, Feb. 15, 2014. Follow-ups and responses to Kristof’s piece: Bridging the Moat Around Universities, Why the Call to "Uncloister" Ourselves Leaves Us Frustrated
Leach, Melissa, John Gaventa and Katy Oswald (eds.)(2017). Engaged Excellence. IDS Bulletin. 47(6).
Mann, Michael. “If You See Something, Say Something,” New York Times, Jan. 17, 2014.
McMurtrie, Beth. “Taking Political Stands Does Not Sit Well With All Scholarly Groups,” Chronicle of Higher Education, Feb. 17, 2014.
McMurtrie, Beth. “Scholars Wrestle With the Challenge of Engaging Policy Makers,” Chronicle of Higher Education, May 9, 2014.
Oliver, Kathryn, et al. “A Systematic Review of Barriers to and Facilitators of the Use of Evidence by Policymakers.” BMC Health Services Research, 2014, 14:2.
Pielke, Roger A. (2007). The Honest Broker: Making Sense of Science in Policy and Politics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Saltmarsh, John and Matthew Hartley (eds.) (2011). To Serve a Larger Purpose: Engagement for Democracy and the Transformation of Higher Education. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.
Shea, Christopher. “The New Academic Celebrity,” Chronicle of Higher Education, April 14, 2014.
Snyder-Hall, Claire. ”Beyond the Ivory Tower: The Civic Aspirations of Faculty.” Connections 2012: Educating for Democracy. Kettering Foundation.
Yankelovich, Daniel and Will Friedman (eds.)(2011). Toward Wiser Public Judgment. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press.

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Public Engagement Project

For Public Engagement Publications by PEP Fellows and Steering Committee Members, click here

Ali, Saleem H. and Robert Barsky. Beyond the Ivory Tower: Public Intellectuals, Academia and the Media.

American Sociological Association. “What Counts? Evaluating Public Communication in Tenure and Promotion.” Final Report of the ASA Committee on the Evaluation of Social Media and Public Communication in Sociology. August 2016.

Basken, Paul. “Is University Research Missing What Matters?” Chronicle of Higher Education, January 2016.

Berrett. Dan. “A Professor Walks Into a Bar…,” Chronicle of Higher Education, May 9, 2014.

Hoffman, Andrew, et al. Academic Engagement in Public and Political Discourse: Proceedings of the Michigan Meeting, May 2015.

Hulcr, Jiri. “Universities need to communicate much more effectively about science.” Inside Higher Ed, June 2, 2016.

Kellogg Commission on the Future of State and Land-Grant Universities (2000). Renewing the Covenant: Learning, Discovery and Engagement in a New Age and Different World. (6th Report)

Kezar, Adrianna, et al. (eds.)(2005). Higher Education for the Public Good: Emerging Voices from a National Movement. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Kristof, Nicholas. “Professors, We Need You!,” New York Times, Feb. 15, 2014. Follow-ups and responses to Kristof’s piece: Bridging the Moat Around Universities, Why the Call to "Uncloister" Ourselves Leaves Us Frustrated

Leach, Melissa, John Gaventa and Katy Oswald (eds.)(2017). Engaged Excellence. IDS Bulletin. 47(6).

Mann, Michael. “If You See Something, Say Something,” New York Times, Jan. 17, 2014.

McMurtrie, Beth. “Taking Political Stands Does Not Sit Well With All Scholarly Groups,” Chronicle of Higher Education, Feb. 17, 2014.

McMurtrie, Beth. “Scholars Wrestle With the Challenge of Engaging Policy Makers,” Chronicle of Higher Education, May 9, 2014.

Oliver, Kathryn, et al. “A Systematic Review of Barriers to and Facilitators of the Use of Evidence by Policymakers.” BMC Health Services Research, 2014, 14:2.

Pielke, Roger A. (2007). The Honest Broker: Making Sense of Science in Policy and Politics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Saltmarsh, John and Matthew Hartley (eds.) (2011). To Serve a Larger Purpose: Engagement for Democracy and the Transformation of Higher Education. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.

Shea, Christopher. “The New Academic Celebrity,” Chronicle of Higher Education, April 14, 2014.

Snyder-Hall, Claire. ”Beyond the Ivory Tower: The Civic Aspirations of Faculty.” Connections 2012: Educating for Democracy. Kettering Foundation.

Yankelovich, Daniel and Will Friedman (eds.)(2011). Toward Wiser Public Judgment. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press.

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