Imagining America Reports and Resources

Scholarship in Public: Knowledge Creation and Tenure Policy in the Engaged University
A new resource on promotion and tenure in the arts, humanities, and design. For more information, visit the TTI page. [ Download pdf ]

The End Of The Beginning: Report On The First Two Years
This report provides a thorough overview of Imagining America as a growing organization since its birth out of the White House Millenium Council. Its growing support among America's premier higher educational institutions is examined. It also thoroughly reviews the issues that prompted its original formation. Download an electronic version of the document, or let us know if you would like a printed copy. We'll send one to you. [ Download pdf ]

Fostering the Work of University Artists and Scholars in Public Life
Produced by the University of Illinois for the 2003 Imagining America conference, this report is a great example of how one university showcases its public scholarship.
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Putting the Academy in its Place
by David Scobey
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Making Value Visible: Excellence in Campus-Community Partnerships in the Arts, Humanities, and Design
A report prepared by Cynthia Koch, Ph.D., for Imagining America, with a forward by Julie Ellison.
This report will be made available at the Imagining America National Conference (September 30, 2005) and on this web site.
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The Humanities and the Public Soul
by Julie Ellison
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The Literature of Citizenship: A Humanifesto
by Julia Reinhard Lupton
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A Different Kind of Politics
by Harry C. Boyte
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Specifying the Scholarship of Engagement
Skills for Community-based Projects in the Arts, Humanities, and Design
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