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Democracy Rising – Call for Contributions

Courtney Breese — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 11:30:51 +0000

NCDD Member Tom Prugh is working with Resilience.org to launch a blog series on the site, titled “Democracy Rising.” The goal of the blog is to introduce the readership to deliberative democracy. He’s working with some fellow NCDD members already, but is looking to expand the list of contributors. What better way than to reach out to you, the NCDD network! Below is a description of the series and its purpose from Tom. Read on for more information on how to express your interest. Democracy […] Continue reading →

National Civic Review Summer Ed. – Access Code Included

Keiva Hummel — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 11:00:34 +0000

The National Civic League, an NCDD member organization, released the National Civic Review (NCR) Summer 2021 edition and NCDD members receive a digital copy of NCR for free! (Find the access code below.). This esteemed quarterly journal offers insights and examples of civic engagement and deliberative governance from around the country. Thanks to Rebecca Trout, NCL’s Program Director for All-America City Award & Communications, for sharing this announcement with the NCDD network! Friendly reminder that the League is always seeking articles for NCR on community-based examples of civic […] Continue reading →

Summer Research Fellowship at Public Agenda

Isabella Guzman — Mon, 03 May 2021 12:00:32 +0000

NCDD Member Public Agenda is looking to hire two Research Fellows for the Healthier Democracies Project. The Healthier Democracies Project, concentrates on identifying innovative participative democratic practices in foreign governments at the local and state levels to demonstrate back to American public officials examples of what can be implemented to fortify our own democratic processes in the United States. The duration of the engagement is short term, approximately 25 hours a week for 10 weeks, to be completed remotely. The position calls for a Master’s […] Continue reading →

Prepare to Act Naturally! …

etweber@gmail.com — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 19:57:46 +0000

Or, Be Nice, Not Machiavellian, in Professional Networking.

Today, I led a discussion for the department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation’s Lunch & Connect series, which we run to keep people connected despite the pandemic. My meeting was titled: “Prepare to Act Naturally! … Or, Be Nice, Not Machiavellian, in Professional Networking.” For the talk, I created a handout, which is available […]

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Read Winter Edition and Contribute to National Civic Review!

Keiva Hummel — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 12:00:28 +0000

With Presidents’ Day this coming Monday, we have some great reading for our network to dig into over this holiday weekend! The National Civic League, an NCDD member organization, released the 2020 Winter Edition of the National Civic Review (NCR) and NCDD members receive a digital copy of NCR for free! (Find the access code below.). This esteemed quarterly journal offers insights and examples of civic engagement and deliberative governance from around the country. Friendly reminder that the League is always seeking articles for NCR on community-based […] Continue reading →

JAMS and NACFM Offer Grants to Community Mediators!

Isabella Guzman — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 12:30:17 +0000

The JAMS Foundation and NCDD’s partner the National Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM) are accepting submissions for their 2021-2023 Community Mediation Mini- Grant Program. This opportunity is extended to those interested in offering a new or enhanced process to how their organization currently serves their communities, with a focus on healing an ongoing or long standing community divide towards a path of re-connection. The Program is designed to encourage creativity and variation based on research. Service strategies will be developed through the implementation of the […] Continue reading →

Post Election Community Conversation Reveals Concerns

Isabella Guzman — Sun, 27 Dec 2020 12:30:19 +0000

Days following the election, an online community conversation hosted and facilitated by NCDD member org The Interactivity Foundation, together with IONA Senior Services took place. During this convening, exploratory questions about our society and the prospect for forming a more perfect union were asked. The outcome is compiled in this article as a list of concerns in various sectors: the elections and health of our democracy, polarization and the role of the media.We look forward to Interactivity Foundations’ decision to further follow this topic in […] Continue reading →

National Civic Review Fall Edition Recently Released with Kettering Foundation

Keiva Hummel — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 12:30:37 +0000

NCDD member org, The National Civic League released the 2020 Fall Edition of the National Civic Review, published in collaboration with NCDD member, the Kettering Foundation. This esteemed quarterly journal offers insights and examples of civic engagement and deliberative governance from around the country. Friendly reminder that NCDD members receive the digital copy of the National Civic Review for free! (Find the access code below.) We strongly encourage our members to check out this great resource and there is an open invite for NCDD members to contribute to the NCR. You […] Continue reading →

Research Trajectories, Big & Small

etweber@gmail.com — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 19:10:52 +0000

Handout from a talk delivered in the Lunch & Connect Series for the Ed Policy & Evaluation department .

Today I led the department of Educational Policy Studies & Evaluation‘s Lunch & Connect meeting on Zoom, focusing on the topic: “Research Trajectories: From Idea to Presentation, to Journal Article, to Book.” I had intended to record the meeting, but due to some of the complication of starting a zoom meeting, making sure people had […]

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Undergraduate Research Beyond the Classroom

etweber@gmail.com — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 20:14:51 +0000

A Presentation for the Lewis Honors College & for EPE 301 Students at the University of Kentucky.

On Tuesday, October 13th, 2020, I was invited to give a talk for the Lewis Honors College at the University of Kentucky on “Undergraduate Research Beyond the Classroom.” This talk is also potentially of interest to students in my EPE 301 course on Education in American Culture. Really, this talk is for any undergraduate who […]

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