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Announcements

Campus Compact is seeking proposals for the Compact26 annual conference, which will be hosted March 16-18, 2026, in Chicago, IL. Proposals are due October 10, 2025. Proposals should explore the theme "Hope Found Here: Advancing Civic and Community Engagement through Compassion, Action, and Unity."  Learn more and submit your proposal at events.compact.org/compact26.

The Revista de Sociología of Universidad de Chile, together with the Núcleo Sentipensante for Participatory Methodologies, is pleased to invite you to submit contributions to the dossier “The 100th Anniversary of Orlando Fals Bord's Birth: the Legacy of a Feeling-Thinking Sociology.” Inspired by Orlando Fals Borda’s contributions, the 100th anniversary of his birth, and his proposal for Participatory Action Research (PAR), we especially value contributions that link knowledge production with processes of social transformation, dialogue with communities, and ethical and political commitment among different organizations and disciplines. The deadline to submit is November 28, 2025.

The latest issue of Metropolitan Universities journal (MUJ), Vol. 36 No. 2 (2025): 2024 CUMU Conference Issue is now available online. Although the invited commentaries and articles are based in distinct institutional contexts and/or featured conference presentations, collectively they share a commitment to place, justice, and impact representative of urban colleges and universities and their relationships with local communities.

The CELTS team at Loyola University Chicago is proud to share our recently published CELTS 2024-25 Annual Impact Report, entitled Catalysts for Change: Transformative Impact through Research, Teaching, and Learning.

The NASPA Civic Learning & Democratic Engagement (CLDE) Knowledge Community is rebuilding its volunteer leadership team and seeking new regional representatives. This KC supports student affairs professionals in advancing civic education, student development, and democratic engagement. All seven regional rep positions are open—view the regional map here—and interested individuals can contact Chair Justin Dandoy at justin.dandoy@pitt.edu for more info.

UNESCO's Multisectoral Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean and CLAYSS, Latin American Center for Solidarity Service-Learning, have developed “Solidarity as the future of education. Perspectives from the Ibero-American experience of service-learning”. This publication sets a dialogue between the statements of this document with the theory and practice of solidarity service-learning in Ibero-America, to show that UNESCO's proposal of education for the future is already being implemented in many educational institutions in the region. The book is available for free download on the CLAYSS website and the presentation in English can be viewed here.

The most recent issue of Experiential Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (ELTHE) has launched, featuring a piece by Bill Heinrich and Patrick Green on the Society for Experiential Education’s 20-month design thinking project on the definitions and principles of experiential learning: Defining Experiential Education for Applications in Higher Education: A Call to Action (Note the website will ask you to register, but it is free).

The American Sociological Association has launched a new online toolkit, How to Include Community-Engaged Scholarship in the Tenure and Promotion Process, aimed at ensuring that community-engaged sociologists are recognized and rewarded for their scholarship, and that all of those involved in the tenure and promotion review process have the guidance needed to evaluate their work.

Save the date for the 2024 EASLHE Conference, taking place October 16–17 at Utrecht University in the Netherlands! This annual gathering brings together service-learning researchers and practitioners from across Europe—learn more here.

Job Opportunities

The Office of Outreach and Engagement at Texas Tech University invites applications for a full-time, 12-month Assistant Professor of Practice position focused on community-engaged learning, beginning January 1, 2026. We seek candidates with a strong background in teaching community-engaged learning (CEL) courses at the post-secondary level and demonstrated experience in cultivating community partnerships. The successful candidate will be expected to teach graduate-level courses and support faculty professional development in both face-to-face and online formats. In addition to teaching, this position includes research and administrative responsibilities aimed at advancing the university’s community-engaged learning initiatives. The deadline to submit applications is November 1, 2025. Apply here.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville invites applications and nominations for a highly motivated, visionary leader in outreach, community engagement, and engaged scholarship to fulfill the position of Director in the Office of Community Engagement and Outreach (OCEO).