For the last episode of season five of #CompactNationPod, Marisol speaks with Dr. Hilary Link, the new president of Allegheny College about the importance of grounding yourself in the context of place—and how this shapes her leadership of civic engagement, community engagement, and climate action work at Allegheny. Plus, we say a fond farewell to A…

Higher Education's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Marisol is joined by authors from the Council of Europe's publication, Higher Education's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Building a more Sustainable and Democratic Future. Listen in as they talk about the ways higher education needs to transform to create a better world post-pandemic that bre…

Eric Mlyn returns to #CompactNationPod to talk with Andrew about the ongoing threat of Trumpism to higher education. Listen in for their reflections on the effect the Trump presidency had on our democracy and the role that higher education leaders might have played by not vocally condemning anti-democratic practices. Plus, we’ve got a lot going on …

On this episode of #CompactNationPod, Marisol is joined by contributors from the Council of Europe’s publication, Academic Freedom, Institutional Autonomy, and the Future of Democracy. Guests include Ligia Deca, advisor to the president of Romania, Jon Alger, president of James Madison University and member of the Campus Compact Board of Directors,…

We’re back with season 5 of #CompactNationPod! In this episode, Andrew reflects on the outcome of the election and discusses the future of civic engagement among young people with Peter Levine, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Lincoln Filene Professor of Citizenship & Public Affairs in Tufts University’s Jonathan Tisch College of Civic Life. …

On this special bonus episode of #CompactNationPod, Andrew catches up with Jennifer Domagal-Goldman and Stephanie King from the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. Listen in as they discuss some of the unique challenges prospective student voters are facing in 2020. Learn more about some of the work they're doing to increase student voting rates acr…

In our last episode of season four of #CompactNationPod, Marisol chats with Colette Cann and Eric DeMeulenaere, authors of the new book, The Activist Academic: Engaged Scholarship for Resistance, Hope and Social Change. Listen in as they share the true stories of their lives as activists, scholars, and parents who are trying to push forward social …

On this episode of #CompactNationPod, Marisol chats with Irene Fernando, a commissioner of Hennepin County in Minnesota. Listen in as she chats about her work as a commissioner and the role of local government, the beginning of her community work as an undergraduate student at the University of Minnesota (which led to her co-founding the organizati…

Former #CompactNationPod host J.R. returns for a conversation with the winner of the Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement, Cristina Santamaría Graff. Listen in as they discuss her work involving families as key participants in teacher education programs, informing the curriculum and impacting the way future teachers engage with …

We Are Not Okay: Join Marisol for an intimate conversation with Nanci Luna Jiménez, founder and president of the Luna Jiménez Institute for Social Transformation. Listen in as they share reflections in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the current movement against police brutality and the historic and systemic mistreatment of the Black com…

This time on #CompactNationPod—something a little different. We’re releasing a new series of minisodes created by students, for students as part of the American Conversations project at St. Olaf College. Each minisode covers an issue related to the 2020 election, ranging from agriculture and environmental policy to education. Through research and p…

This podcast minisode was created for students by students at St. Olaf College as part of the American Conversations project. For more information about these minisodes, check out season 4 episode 14, “American Conversations.”Loan-ly Students: An Exploration of America’s Student Debt CrisisIn recent years, the price of a post-secondary education ha…

This podcast minisode was created for students by students at St. Olaf College as part of the American Conversations project. For more information about these minisodes, check out season 4 episode 14, “American Conversations.”The Privatization of American PrisonsMike Guzman, Cates Eliasen, Grace Lofstrom, and Matthew MyersIn our podcast, we explain…

This podcast minisode was created for students by students at St. Olaf College as part of the American Conversations project. For more information about these minisodes, check out season 4 episode 14, “American Conversations.”Although the United States has long served as host for a great number of diverse people, it also has a history of rejecting …

This podcast minisode was created for students by students at St. Olaf College as part of the American Conversations project. For more information about these minisodes, check out season 4 episode 14, “American Conversations.”​Income InequalityThomas DeLay, Max McDonald, Jennifer Terrones-Rodriguez, and Sophie​ ​VlahoulisThis podcast sheds light on…

This podcast minisode was created for students by students at St. Olaf College as part of the American Conversations project. For more information about these minisodes, check out season 4 episode 14, “American Conversations.”Healthcare is becoming a key component of the 2020 election. Both parties hold varying stances on healthcare, but one questi…

This podcast minisode was created for students by students at St. Olaf College as part of the American Conversations project. For more information about these minisodes, check out season 4 episode 14, “American Conversations.”The ‘Foreign’ Factor: The Role of Foreign Policy in American ElectionsKristian Noll, Aerin O’Malley, Duncan ForbesWhile Dona…

This podcast minisode was created for students by students at St. Olaf College as part of the American Conversations project. For more information about these minisodes, check out season 4 episode 14, “American Conversations.”Agriculture and Environmental Policy: What most Americans don’t knowA podcast by Wyatt Andrews, Marlee Baron, Owen Pederson,…

This podcast minisode was created for students by students at St. Olaf College as part of the American Conversations project. For more information about these minisodes, check out season 4 episode 14, “American Conversations.”Educational Policy: Education policy is one of the largest issues in the upcoming election and many Democrats have similar v…

Listen in as Emily chats with Antionette Carroll and Hilary Sedovic from the Creative Reaction Lab, an organization founded in support of the uprising in Ferguson, MO that aims to educate, train, and challenge Black and Latinx youth to become leaders designing healthy and racially equitable communities. Plus, we remember Dick Cone and his extensive…

On our last episode, we asked all you listeners to call in and share your thoughts and questions about higher education civic and community engagement work and the ongoing pandemic. This time, we'll play a selection of the messages we received. Listen in as Emily, Marisol, and Andrew reflect on these and some of the other ways higher education has …

On this episode of #CompactNationPod, Andrew talks with Eric Mlyn and Amanda Moore McBride, authors of the upcoming publication, Connecting Civic Engagement and Social Innovation: Toward Higher Education's Democratic Promise. Plus, some of our initial thoughts and reactions to the spread of the coronavirus.Get in touch—we're opening up a hotline fo…

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Rising to the Challenge: On this episode of #CompactNationPod, Marisol talks to Nadinne Cruz, an innovative leader of community-based experiential learning. Listen in as they discuss the beginning of community engagement as a profession, her critical role paving the way for future community engagement professionals, and the process of "becoming." P…

On this episode of #CompactNationPod, Emily talks with three former Campus Compact National Service members: Wendy Jeschke, Karley Ausiello, and Geovanni Almanza Olague. They discuss their experiences with national service and how their years of service impacted their lives and shaped their careers. Plus, in our sparks joy segment, Marisol and Andr…

Join Andrew at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate as he speaks to two of Campus Compact’s Newman Civic Fellows, Zaynab Abdi from St. Catherine University and Cameron Conner from Whitman College. Hear more about these two community-committed students and the work they’re doing both locally and globally to tackle wide-ranging issues …

On this episode of #CompactNationPod we talk with activist-scholar and professor emeritus at Pitzer College José Calderón. Listen in as he shares his story about his long career in engaged teaching and research and how his experience of coming to the US as an immigrant spurred his work organizing and connecting the classroom to communities. Plus, E…

The students! They vote! On this episode of #CompactNationPod, Nancy Thomas talks with Andrew about the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE) Democracy Counts 2018 report, which showed an impressive increase in student voting in the 2018 midterms. Listen in as they discuss how activism on college campuses and institutional work…

On this episode of #CompactNationPod, we explore the “who?” “what?” “why?” and “how?” of mission-driven leaders with co-author of the book Your Life is Your Message, Mark Gesner. Hear about how the development of the book was influenced by a trip through India in which he and Cardinal Stritch faculty studied the philosophy and principles of Gandhi …

We’re back with season 4 of #CompactNationPod! Catch up with what’s going on with the Compact. Later in the episode, we focus on Census 2020 as we talk to Susan Brower, the Minnesota State Demographer (don’t worry--you’ll find out what that means!). Learn more about the importance of the census for ensuring good government and good public policy lo…

On this special episode of #CompactNationPod, join Globalsl co-founder and executive director of the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship at Haverford College, Eric Hartman, as he uncovers some exciting community work taking place internationally. Learn about the work that’s going on to revitalize Zapotec, a language native to Mexico that has be…

This week is all about Campus Compact’s new Community Engagement Professional Credential. First, listen in as Andrew chats with Lina Dostilio, whose work has made substantial contributions to the program. Next, join a conversation with Clayton Hurd, our director of professional learning, and two of the credential pilot program participants. Finally…

50th Episode Extravaganza: It's our 50th episode! Join us as we reflect on the history of the podcast and revisit some of our favorite moments from the past three years. Plus, a huge thank you to all of you, our listeners; we're so grateful for all the time you've spent with us.Episodes referenced:Season 1 Episode 1: Interview with Tim Eatman(compa…

Meet the 2018 Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award Winner, Dr. Eva Zygmunt. As a professor of Elementary Education at Ball State University, Zygmunt trains future teachers to thoughtfully engage communities to work toward social justice and educational equity. Nine years ago, she co-founded Schools Within the Context of Community, a progr…

Good partnerships are key to building strong bonds between campuses and communities, but how do we make sure they’re healthy, balanced, and effective? This week on #CompactNationPod we discuss partnerships in principle and in practice. Emily shares a fascinating new study from Iowa Campus Compact about how nonprofits perceive higher education and l…

Catch up with the Campus Compact Western Region Continuums of Service Conference as Marisol and Andrew revisit two notable keynotes. We learn about the work of Common Ground Voices/La Frontera, a group of musicians from across Mexico and the United States led by Emilie Amrein (University of San Diego) and André de Quadros (Boston University), who u…

What is accreditation? Why should people focused on the public purposes of higher education care? Listen in as we discuss everyone's favorite part of higher education. Plus, learn about how changes to accrediting bodies' core criteria can provide opportunities for conversations about how civic and community engagement is embedded in the institution…

On this episode of #CompactNationPod, we celebrate Black History Month. Join co-host Marisol Morales for an intimate conversation with four Black engaged scholars: Zahra Ahmed (St. Mary’s College of CA), Tim Eatman (Rutgers University - Newark), Joseph Tucker Edmonds (IUPUI), Nicole Webster (Penn State University). Listen in as they discuss what it…

This week, we talk “community engagement professionals,” including the evolution of job titles, the vast responsibilities of the role, and how it can sometimes be a little tricky to define the work. We also clue you in to our newest publication, “The Community Engagement Professional’s Guidebook,” by Lina Dostilio and Marshall Welch and give an upd…

Practicing Intellectual Humility with OpenMind: On this episode of #CompactNationPod, Andrew talks to Raffi Grinberg, Innovation Director and co-founder of OpenMind, a free online educational platform designed to depolarize campuses, companies, organizations, and communities by equipping people with essential cognitive skills to engage constructive…

A New Angle is a podcast celebrating cool people doing awesome things in and around the great state of Montana. It is hosted by University of Montana Marketing Professor Justin Angle.On this episode: Service learning and civic engagement are focal components of a University of Montana education. The Montana chapter of Campus Compact recently celebr…

For our first episode of 2019, we focus on Civic Action Plans. In two interviews, we highlight the work of two institutions — Loras College and James Madison University — who approached the concept of Civic Action Planning in very different ways that both made big impacts on their campuses and communities. Plus, Emily reveals an Iowa food phenomeno…

This episode comes to you from the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the US Senate where Andrew spoke to Veronica Fernandez-Diaz and Alicia Jiggetts, two Campus Compact Newman Civic Fellows who were visiting Boston as part of the annual convening of Newman Civic Fellows. Listen in to hear more about their work making change on their campuses and in t…

Midterm Madness: We share our reflections on the midterm elections, plus some thoughts about the work ahead as we strive for even greater civic participation among college students. Learn about some of the most recent voter turnout data from CIRCLE at Tufts University, and hear three short interviews that dive into deeper detail about some of the w…

On this episode of Compact Nation Podcast, Marisol talks with Persephone Lewis, professor of practice in ethnic studies and tribal liaison at University of San Diego. Persephone takes time to explain the role of tribal liaison and why similar positions are becoming more prevalent on campuses across the country. She also describes some ways that col…

This time on #CompactNationPod, we address faculty development! First, we dive into the evolving meaning of the word "faculty." We also discuss a new publication, "Reconceptualizing Faculty Development in Service-Learning/Community Engagement." Our bright spot of the episode is brought to us by Clayton Hurd, Campus Compact's director of professiona…

Tune in to this episode of #CompactNationPod for an engaging conversation as part of Hispanic Heritage month. Join co-host Marisol Morales as she interviews Mari Castañeda and Joseph Krupczynski of University of Massachusetts Amherst about their new book, "Civic Engagement in Diverse Latinx Communities." This book is the first civic engagement publ…

Who gets to go to college? This episode of Compact Nation Podcast: segments! Join us for a great conversation about what we mean when we use the term “non-traditional college students.” We also decode reports on “free college,” finding that some programs are not as free as they seem. Our bright spot this episode is brought to us by Stephanie School…