KF News and Ideas

Libby Kingseed

Submitted by Kettering Staff on Thu, 01/04/2018 - 15:05

We are deeply saddened to announce the loss of our dear and valued colleague, Libby Kingseed. She passed away suddenly as a result of a heart problem on Sunday, December 24, 2017.

Exchanging Research with Libraries and Museums

Submitted by Joni Doherty, on Tue, 12/19/2017 - 11:31

Libraries and museums are, unsurprisingly, some of Kettering’s best partners in learning.

Connections 2017: Letter from the Editors

Submitted by Melinda Gilmore, Randall Nielsen, on Mon, 12/11/2017 - 15:07

A note about Connections 2017.

This Is Not Another “The Problem with Democracy is Voters” Think Piece

Submitted by Nicholas A. Felts, on Mon, 11/20/2017 - 11:39

Citizen decision making has taken a lot of criticism lately.

Deliberative Pedagogy Strikes a Chord with Higher Education Looking to Spark Agency, Civic Skills in Students

Submitted by Kettering Staff on Mon, 11/20/2017 - 10:23

Read about upcoming conference sessions.

Ben Barber and 'Strong Democracy,' Remembered

Submitted by John R. Dedrick, on Wed, 08/30/2017 - 11:51

John Dedrick remembers Benjamin Barber.

Deliberative Pedagogy: What Does It Mean to Educate for Citizenship in a Democracy?

Submitted by Timothy J. Shaffer, on Tue, 08/29/2017 - 17:26

​What makes deliberative pedagogy deliberative pedagogy?

Deliberative What? Bridging Deliberation and Engagement in Higher Education

Submitted by Timothy J. Shaffer, on Tue, 07/25/2017 - 20:14

In a recent interview with the local radio station in Manhattan, Kansas, I spoke about the publication of the new book Deliberative Pedagogy: Teaching and Learning for Democratic Engagement and what it is about.

Hodgkinson Lecture Series Debuts with Author Bill Bishop

Submitted by Kettering Staff on Wed, 06/28/2017 - 13:15

Bill Bishop, coauthor of The Big Sort, was at the Kettering Foundation earlier this month to deliver the first Hodgkinson Lecture.

Profile: Rassoul Dastmozd, President, Saint Paul College

Submitted by Keith Melville, on Fri, 05/12/2017 - 16:22

This profile is part of a series of conversations with college presidents in various higher education institutions. Earlier conversations in this series were with Adam Weinberg, president of Denison University in Ohio; Katherine Persson, president of Lone Star College-Kingwood in Texas; Katrina Rogers, president of Fielding Graduate University, based in Santa Barbara; and Paul Pribbenow, president of Augsburg College in Minneapolis.