Bringing Theory to Practice
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Official page of Bringing Theory to Practice, a community to advance transformative change in higher education to catalyze equitable, engaged, and holistic practices. This national initiative is based at Elon University.
In the new issue of Bringing It, BT2P Associate Director Paul Schadewald reflects on the work and impact of Imagining America. The IA consortium has strengthened and promoted public scholarship, cultural organizing, and campus change for over 25 years. bttop.org/bringing-it-...
September 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
In the new issue of Bringing It, BT2P Associate Director Paul Schadewald reflects on the work and impact of Imagining America. The IA consortium has strengthened and promoted public scholarship, cultural organizing, and campus change for over 25 years. bttop.org/bringing-it-...
Our Fall Reading List issue is here! Check out book recommendations from BT2P staff and colleagues, including nonfiction, fiction, memoir and poetry. Find this and past issues at the link in our profile.
September 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Our Fall Reading List issue is here! Check out book recommendations from BT2P staff and colleagues, including nonfiction, fiction, memoir and poetry. Find this and past issues at the link in our profile.
Our friends at Project Pericles are offering mini-grants of $1000 to faculty & staff for projects to develop students' civic agency and civic learning Applications are reviewed and awarded until funds run out. The priority deadline is Oct 3, 2025. www.projectpericles.org/fellowship.h...
September 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Our friends at Project Pericles are offering mini-grants of $1000 to faculty & staff for projects to develop students' civic agency and civic learning Applications are reviewed and awarded until funds run out. The priority deadline is Oct 3, 2025. www.projectpericles.org/fellowship.h...
Members of BT2P's Paradigm Working Group guide our work. Thank you. Pictured: Tim Eatman, David Scobey, Adam Bush, Elaine Maimon, Jillian Lea, Tessa Hicks Peterson, Peter Felten, Bryan Alexander, Pascale Charlot, Marina Kim, Paul Schadewald, and Randy Bass. Not pictured: Buffie Longmire-Avital.
September 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Members of BT2P's Paradigm Working Group guide our work. Thank you. Pictured: Tim Eatman, David Scobey, Adam Bush, Elaine Maimon, Jillian Lea, Tessa Hicks Peterson, Peter Felten, Bryan Alexander, Pascale Charlot, Marina Kim, Paul Schadewald, and Randy Bass. Not pictured: Buffie Longmire-Avital.
On Thursday, August 28, futurist and scholar Bryan Alexander hosts a new episode of The Future Trends Forum. Learn more and register here: georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
August 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
On Thursday, August 28, futurist and scholar Bryan Alexander hosts a new episode of The Future Trends Forum. Learn more and register here: georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The newest issue of Bringing It is here! In this week's newsletter, we feature an essay from our Director, David Scobey, offering thoughts and perspective on the current crises and changes in the higher ed landscape.
Read this and past issues at the link in our bio.
Read this and past issues at the link in our bio.
August 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The newest issue of Bringing It is here! In this week's newsletter, we feature an essay from our Director, David Scobey, offering thoughts and perspective on the current crises and changes in the higher ed landscape.
Read this and past issues at the link in our bio.
Read this and past issues at the link in our bio.
This is a moment from the recent gathering of our emerging models community of practice leaders in Providence, RI, when we shared stories of moments that connected us. Research has proven that relationships are powerful drivers of success in both college and professional life.
August 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This is a moment from the recent gathering of our emerging models community of practice leaders in Providence, RI, when we shared stories of moments that connected us. Research has proven that relationships are powerful drivers of success in both college and professional life.
In this issue of Bringing It, we showcase the storytelling practices at College Unbound (CU), one of the schools in our emerging models community of practice. CU's Institutional Storyteller, Amanda Esons, shares their methods here: bttop.org/bringing-it-...
August 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
In this issue of Bringing It, we showcase the storytelling practices at College Unbound (CU), one of the schools in our emerging models community of practice. CU's Institutional Storyteller, Amanda Esons, shares their methods here: bttop.org/bringing-it-...
In this week's issue of our newsletter, Bringing It, we spotlight the Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement Coalition (CLDE), highlighting their major initiatives and a big announcement!
Find this and past issues of Bringing It at the link in our bio.
Find this and past issues of Bringing It at the link in our bio.
July 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
In this week's issue of our newsletter, Bringing It, we spotlight the Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement Coalition (CLDE), highlighting their major initiatives and a big announcement!
Find this and past issues of Bringing It at the link in our bio.
Find this and past issues of Bringing It at the link in our bio.
BT2P friend and colleague Elaine Maimon urges citizens to call Congress in her newest article for The Philadelphia Citizen. Make your voice heard! Contact Congress here: bit.ly/3TDdmUh
Read Elaine's full article here: thephiladelphiacitizen.org/rescissions-...
Read Elaine's full article here: thephiladelphiacitizen.org/rescissions-...
July 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
BT2P friend and colleague Elaine Maimon urges citizens to call Congress in her newest article for The Philadelphia Citizen. Make your voice heard! Contact Congress here: bit.ly/3TDdmUh
Read Elaine's full article here: thephiladelphiacitizen.org/rescissions-...
Read Elaine's full article here: thephiladelphiacitizen.org/rescissions-...
Changemakers network members Meg Konkel, Patrice Ludwig, and Bob Kolvoord pose with BT2P Director David Scobey after their signature session, The Changemakers Network: Bringing Theory to Practice's Strategy for Movement Building. Visit the link in our bio to learn more about our work!
July 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Changemakers network members Meg Konkel, Patrice Ludwig, and Bob Kolvoord pose with BT2P Director David Scobey after their signature session, The Changemakers Network: Bringing Theory to Practice's Strategy for Movement Building. Visit the link in our bio to learn more about our work!
In this issue of Bringing It, we highlight powerful moments from the 2025 Bonner Summer Leadership Institute and 35th Anniversary Celebration.
Sign up for Bringing It, our biweekly enewsletter, and find this issue at the link in our bio.
Sign up for Bringing It, our biweekly enewsletter, and find this issue at the link in our bio.
July 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
In this issue of Bringing It, we highlight powerful moments from the 2025 Bonner Summer Leadership Institute and 35th Anniversary Celebration.
Sign up for Bringing It, our biweekly enewsletter, and find this issue at the link in our bio.
Sign up for Bringing It, our biweekly enewsletter, and find this issue at the link in our bio.
In this article, BT2P friend Jessica Riddell offers ten conceptual tools that can help us all move from default responses—which humans developed to survive in broken systems—into learned responses that can offer creative structural alternatives to despair and center flourishing. bit.ly/40lBMFF
July 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
In this article, BT2P friend Jessica Riddell offers ten conceptual tools that can help us all move from default responses—which humans developed to survive in broken systems—into learned responses that can offer creative structural alternatives to despair and center flourishing. bit.ly/40lBMFF
AAC&U invites proposals from across higher education and from policymakers and leaders across business, philanthropy, civil society, and other sectors. More info and registration: www.aacu.org/event/annual...
June 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
AAC&U invites proposals from across higher education and from policymakers and leaders across business, philanthropy, civil society, and other sectors. More info and registration: www.aacu.org/event/annual...
What do you imagine for the future of higher ed? We've laid out our vision in our Paradigm Project Framework (link in bio).
What action, large or small, can you take today towards the educational ends you embrace? Let us know in the comments.
What action, large or small, can you take today towards the educational ends you embrace? Let us know in the comments.
June 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
What do you imagine for the future of higher ed? We've laid out our vision in our Paradigm Project Framework (link in bio).
What action, large or small, can you take today towards the educational ends you embrace? Let us know in the comments.
What action, large or small, can you take today towards the educational ends you embrace? Let us know in the comments.
Registration is now open for the 2025 Imagining America National Gathering! The gathering offers participants a 3-day immersive experience exploring how we can build new knowledge & inspire collective imagination towards transformative education & action. iagathering.org/registration/
June 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Registration is now open for the 2025 Imagining America National Gathering! The gathering offers participants a 3-day immersive experience exploring how we can build new knowledge & inspire collective imagination towards transformative education & action. iagathering.org/registration/
Paradigm Working Group member Elaine Maimon explains some of the "innumerable subtle ways of compromising higher education and damaging students’ access to college degrees" outlined in the reconciliation bill currently in the U.S. Senate. thephiladelphiacitizen.org/author/elain...
June 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Paradigm Working Group member Elaine Maimon explains some of the "innumerable subtle ways of compromising higher education and damaging students’ access to college degrees" outlined in the reconciliation bill currently in the U.S. Senate. thephiladelphiacitizen.org/author/elain...
In today's issue of Bringing It, learn about our growing changemakers network, practical insights on institutional change, and defending higher education in challenging times.
Read issue #135 here: bttop.org/bringing-it-...
Read issue #135 here: bttop.org/bringing-it-...
June 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
In today's issue of Bringing It, learn about our growing changemakers network, practical insights on institutional change, and defending higher education in challenging times.
Read issue #135 here: bttop.org/bringing-it-...
Read issue #135 here: bttop.org/bringing-it-...
We love being a part of Elon University! On this episode of her podcast, Elon Beyond the Bricks, President Connie Book interviews Professor Alexis Franzese about the science of happiness, authenticity, and how to build a life of meaning and purpose. spoti.fi/4mRy689
June 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
We love being a part of Elon University! On this episode of her podcast, Elon Beyond the Bricks, President Connie Book interviews Professor Alexis Franzese about the science of happiness, authenticity, and how to build a life of meaning and purpose. spoti.fi/4mRy689
We recently highlighted Twenty Years at Hull House (1912) by influential progressive activist, social reformer, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams (1860-1935). BT2P Director David Scobey describes her book as "a literary masterpiece and a page-turner." bttop.org/25-summer-re...
June 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
We recently highlighted Twenty Years at Hull House (1912) by influential progressive activist, social reformer, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams (1860-1935). BT2P Director David Scobey describes her book as "a literary masterpiece and a page-turner." bttop.org/25-summer-re...
Our full interview with Bonner Foundation leaders Dr. Ari Hoy and Bobby Hackett is now on our website! Ari and Bobby shared their reflections on the Bonner Program's past, thoughts on the current moment, and hopes for the Program's future. bttop.org/bonner-inter...
May 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Our full interview with Bonner Foundation leaders Dr. Ari Hoy and Bobby Hackett is now on our website! Ari and Bobby shared their reflections on the Bonner Program's past, thoughts on the current moment, and hopes for the Program's future. bttop.org/bonner-inter...
The annual Summer Reading List issue of Bringing It is here! We asked staff and leaders in our network to recommend their favorite books: those that speak to our movement work and higher education, and those they read "just for fun." linktr.ee/bttopractice
May 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The annual Summer Reading List issue of Bringing It is here! We asked staff and leaders in our network to recommend their favorite books: those that speak to our movement work and higher education, and those they read "just for fun." linktr.ee/bttopractice
Our friends at Imagining America have announced their 2025 National Gathering and issued a call for participation. Find more information and submit proposals here: iagathering.org/call-for-par...
Artwork: Destino Manifesto by Citlali Delgado, Visual Artist for the IA 2025 National Gathering
Artwork: Destino Manifesto by Citlali Delgado, Visual Artist for the IA 2025 National Gathering
May 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Our friends at Imagining America have announced their 2025 National Gathering and issued a call for participation. Find more information and submit proposals here: iagathering.org/call-for-par...
Artwork: Destino Manifesto by Citlali Delgado, Visual Artist for the IA 2025 National Gathering
Artwork: Destino Manifesto by Citlali Delgado, Visual Artist for the IA 2025 National Gathering
Our friends at the Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development have a few tickets available for their June K-16 Institute: Purpose Driven Education!
Learn more about local and international efforts in purpose-driven education. Register here: bit.ly/4dv2m4m
Learn more about local and international efforts in purpose-driven education. Register here: bit.ly/4dv2m4m
May 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Our friends at the Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development have a few tickets available for their June K-16 Institute: Purpose Driven Education!
Learn more about local and international efforts in purpose-driven education. Register here: bit.ly/4dv2m4m
Learn more about local and international efforts in purpose-driven education. Register here: bit.ly/4dv2m4m
In 2022, BT2P launched the Paradigm Project, a multiyear initiative to develop new models of holistic, inclusive, engaged education, support institutional change-makers, and catalyze systemic change across higher education. Find out more here: bttop.org/paradigm-pro...
May 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
In 2022, BT2P launched the Paradigm Project, a multiyear initiative to develop new models of holistic, inclusive, engaged education, support institutional change-makers, and catalyze systemic change across higher education. Find out more here: bttop.org/paradigm-pro...