Engagement Scholarship Consortium

The Community-based Global Learning Collaborative is a network of educational institutions and community organizations that works to advance "community-based global learning and research for more just, inclusive, and sustainable communities." The Collaborative recently launched a podcast, Stories from Here to Everywhere. In episode 3, hosts Mac Benavides and Dennis McCunney share stories of their experiences including direct service supporting the local, ground efforts in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa, perceptions of agency and co-creation between community organizations and community residents in Guatemala, and critical hope.
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Stories from Here to Everywhere The podcast of the Community-Based Global Learning Collaborative that focuses on interconnections between the local-regional-global, overlap of fields and fu...

💻 Upcoming Webinar 💻

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Who? 🔎
The International Association for Research on Service-Learning & Community Engagement (IARSLCE)

What? ❓
Titled "Research 101, Part 2: Designing and Conducting Community-Based Research, the webinar is designed for faculty, PhD students, and higher-education professionals interested in community-based and service-learning and community-engagement research. The session will feature insight from experts on designing and conducting community-engaged research!

When? 📅
June 25, 2026 at 10:00 A.M.

Where? 🗺️
Zoom, register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/8suM4xpgQcqbpMqdwNCYwg #/registration

Why should I attend? 🤷
This is an excellent opportunity to develop research skills by learning from seasoned experts!

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Research 101, Part 2: Designing and Conducting Community-Based Research. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Join us on June 25 for an engaging webinar designed for faculty, PhD students, and higher education professionals interested in community-based and SLCE (Service-Learning and Community Engagement) research. This interactive session will feature experts in the field sharing practical guidance on deve...

A new article from Katrina Messiha (PhD Fellow in Theory-based Principles for Co-creation in Public Health at Amsterdam University Medical Center) examines the importance of building trust in researching about and engaging with underserved communities.

Read the brief here: https://i2insights.org/2026/06/09/trust-and-underserved-communities/ -52633

New Journal - IMPACT
IMPACT is a new open-access journal dedicated to advancing knowledge about the ways that research, evidence, research use, and scientific discovery lead to broader impacts in the world. IMPACT is built on the premise that multiple kinds of knowledge—public and private, empirical and experiential, disciplinary and applied, global and local—are necessary to understand and facilitate the impact of research and scientific discovery. The inaugural issue of IMPACT will be launched in November 2026 and bring together a global community of researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and funders working to advance the contribution of research, evidence, and scientific discovery to society. Learn more at:

IMPACT Journal IMPACT Inaugural Issue - Call for SubmissionsSubmission Deadline: June 26, 2026Call for Submissions PDFMailing List Sign-upAbout IMPACTIMPACT is a new open-access journal and web platform dedicated to advancing and improving knowledge on the ways that research, evidence, research use, and scientific...

📚 New Book Available Now!

The Community-Centric Path to Rebuilding Trust in Higher Education by Campus Compact Fellow, Byron P. White, reimagines community engagement as an essential driver for sustaining universities and offers a bold alternative to customer-focused strategies many colleges use to regain stability. 📖

Across eight chapters, White highlights innovative practices and community-focused approaches that advance strategic priorities and support organizational transformation.

💡 Perfect for higher education leaders, community engagement practitioners, and scholars.

🔗 Click the link in our bio to get your copy today!

New Release - The Handbook of Broader Impacts: Strategies for Enhancing the Societal Impacts of Research, a resource for researchers, administrators, policymakers, and anyone interested in the societal benefits of research. The volume blends policy contexts and practical strategies, and explores a wide range of real-world initiatives, including — open science, science communication, citizen science, informal STEM learning, K–12 partnerships, undergraduate research, teacher development, international collaborations, and more. Special congratulations to Handbook editors Laurie Van Egeren and Susan Renoe!

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The Handbook of Broader Impacts TheHandbook of Broader Impacts is an essential resource for researchers, administrators, policymakers, and anyone interested in the societal benefits of rese...

🖥️ Upcoming Webinar! 🖥️

The REVISE Center, an organization that focuses on providing informal STEM education, is hosting an upcoming webinar on using media to deepen public engagement with science! Details below:

Title: Storytelling Through Fil and Media to Deepen Public Engagement with Science
When: June 18th at 2:00 P.M. ET
Where: Zoom
Link to Register:

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Storytelling Through Film and Media to Deepen Public Engagement with Science. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. How can storytelling help people connect more deeply with science and climate research? This session explores how immersive technologies and cinematic storytelling can engage audiences with polar science and climate change. Panelists will discuss two NSF AISL-funded projects that explore complementa...

Community-Based Research Canada is hosting a webinar on June 11th titled "Community-Engaged Insights: Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Immigrant and Refugee Health"

The presentation will showcase how robust community engagement methods helped generate quality findings on a critical public health topic. Details below:

When: June 11th, 2026 from 12:00 - 1:00 ET
Where: Zoom
Follow the link to RSVP: https://www.communityresearchcanada.ca/events-1/community-engaged-insights-understanding-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-immigrant-and-refugee-health?mc_cid=b9d4f88c15&mc_eid=c0afb317e3

Science communication occurs with others, not to them.

This is a critical and strategic starting point on the path to being an effective science communicator, and one on which the Alda Center and its methods were founded.

The Alda Center approach to science communication emphasizes genuine human connection through dialogue, active listening, and mutual respect rather than simply delivering information “to” audiences. Effective science communication means not only helping others reconsider what they think, feel, and do, but also allowing experts themselves to be changed by listening, reflection, and engagement with diverse perspectives.

Learn more about Alan's inspiration to create an institution to champion effective science communication, and how we help scientists, researchers, and engineers connect people to their work, here: https://www.aldacenter.org/about/alda-origins.php #2024-Present