Students, faculty, staff, and guests will have the opportunity to celebrate and interact with our 2022 Grinnell Prize winner Jai Bharathi (she/her), Founder and CEO of MOWO Social Initiatives. Bharathi, through her work with MOWO Social Initiatives, disrupts systems of …
Read More: AAC&U Jessica R. Chittum, Kathryn A. E. Enke & Ashley P. Finley
“Community-based and civic engagement in higher education have positive outcomes across six key areas:
increased personal and social responsibility
development of positive mindsets and dispositions
improved …
“Not all volunteer programs are the same. In the world of international volunteerism, there are two kinds of gigs. One is volunteering with development programs, such as the Peace Corps in the U.S. and Voluntary Service Overseas in the U.K. …
Read More: By Animating Democracy/Americans for the Arts, September 5, 2017
“Do you find the question of measuring social change challenging? Maybe even exasperating? You aren’t alone if you ask: ‘How do you demonstrate intangible results such as ‘transformation,’ ‘community …
By Beronda Montgomery; Public Philosophy Journal | Volume 1, Number 1 | Spring 2018
“The specific ways in which humans engage with the plants growing in their environment offer many lessons about mentoring and professional develop- ment interventions. Organisms, such …
By Carrie Bolton
Read More: Community Development Journal, Volume 57, Issue 2, April 2022, Pages 213–233
“As city governments begin to take the loss of affordable housing in urban centers more seriously, community developers can use vital, localized knowledge to …
By Ellis Carter, Founder of Caritas Law Group
“While it is fortunate to have dedicated employees who want to volunteer after their regular work hours, allowing nonprofit employees to volunteer could cause you to unknowingly violate the law if not …
By Aurora Santiago-Ortiz, J. D., University of Massachusetts
Diverging from the traditional approach to service-learning, critical service-learning focuses on the root causes of inequality by addressing power and oppression. By incorporating critical pedagogy in the classroom, and action and reflection …
By Grinnell College Office of Communications
“In April 2021 the Center for Careers, Life, and Service held its inaugural Map the System Local Team Challenge. The winning team was comprised of Umang Kamra ’22, MPS student intern; Claire Pollard …
By Grinnell College Office of Communications
“Grinnell College has awarded the 2022 Grinnell College Innovator for Social Justice Prize of $50,000 to Jai Bharathi, founder and CEO of MOWO Social Initiatives Foundation. Architect and avid motorcyclist-turned-social innovator, Bharathi is a …