Through the PWR’s Writing Initiative for Service and Engagement (WISE), founded in 2008, the program has integrated community-engaged writing throughout its lower- and upper-division courses. Students ...

Service learning is an educational program that integrates community service with classroom instruction to enhance learning, teach civic responsibility and strengthen communities. For the chemical ...

Several programs in the Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences urge their students to use what they learn in the classroom to benefit off-campus communities. Service learning can also ...

College students are known to be strapped for time. A May 2024 Student Voice survey by Inside Higher Ed found the No. 1 stressor in students’ lives is balancing academics with personal, family or ...

Many U.S. universities are located in older, inner-city communities, where problems such as blighted buildings, abandoned spaces, and crime can make the areas unattractive to prospective students and ...

Service Learning & Impact in Community Engagement (SLICE) fosters a culture of service by connecting CU Boulder to engagement opportunities that positively impact our communities. Through an ...

Requiring students to take part in community service to graduate from high school can actually reduce their later volunteering, new research suggests. Maryland’s statewide requirement that all ...

Overlooking the car exhaust and honking horns of the Massachusetts Turnpike in the Chinatown section of Boston, small garden plots with pear trees, radishes, and cucumbers are sprouting on the roof of ...

Service and civic engagement are central to the Boston College experience. Through academics, student life, and mission-focused programs, students have many opportunities to engage with local and ...

Students involved with service learning can reflect on their experiences to gain a deeper understanding of course content and a broader appreciation of the discipline, improving critical thinking ...