The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and Campus Compact have launched the Democracy Inventory Project, a new initiative to strengthen democratic engagement efforts in higher education. A 21-member design team of diverse higher education leaders from across the U.S. will develop inventory tools and resources to help institutions assess and enhance their democracy-building work.
More information available at compact.org/democracy-inventory-project
Key details:
- Project aims to provide adaptable resources for assessing democratic engagement efforts
- Design team began meeting this spring
- Supported by planning grant from Lumina Foundation
- Will inform broader AAC&U/Campus Compact planning project on scaling effective democracy-building in higher education
"This is an extraordinary group of individuals whose combined depth of knowledge and experience will result in a strong foundation on which we will build this work," said Bobbie Laur, president of Campus Compact and co-leader of the planning grant. "Their leadership and collaboration will help us think differently, drive innovation, and help higher education to contribute more effectively to creating the equitable and just democracy we all seek."
The design team will synthesize existing research and practices to develop inventory tools for piloting across campuses. Their work will serve as the basis for a broader AAC&U and Campus Compact planning project to transform how higher education scales democracy-building efforts.
