Learning Communities Matter in Times of Crisis

Learning Communities Matter in Times of Crisis

Editor’s Note: This statement was crafted by the National Learning Community Collaborative (representatives listed below) and is shared with their permission. Several members of the collaborative participated in the Center’s 2017-2019 research seminar on Residential Learning Communities as a High-Impact Practice and…

Karen Inkelas

June 2019 Conference on Residential Learning Communities

The Center for Engaged Learning is excited to host the Conference on Residential Learning Communities as a High Impact Practice, June 16-17, 2019, at Elon University in North Carolina. Dr. Karen Inkelas, co-author of Living-Learning Communities That Work: A Research-Based Model for Design,…

Global Neighborhood

2017-2019 Research Seminar on Residential Learning Communities

The Center is pleased to announce the 2017-2019 Research Seminar on Residential Learning Communities as a High-Impact Practice, led by Mimi Benjamin (Indiana University of Pennsylvania), Jody Jessup-Anger (Marquette University), Shannon Lundeen (Elon University), and Cara McFadden (Elon University). This three-summer…

Global Neighborhood

Researching residential learning communities

by Shannon Lundeen and Cara McFadden Residential learning communities (RLCs) vary widely in objectives, structure, resources, selection criteria, accessibility, curricular content, and co-curricular programs, not only from one institution to the next, but even among RLCs in the same institution….