Public Engagement in a Civic Mission: A Case Study

This paper reports on the results of interviews with faculty members at the University of Minnesota by researchers at the university’s Center for Democracy and Citizenship (CDC). The purpose of these interviews was to explore the interest of faculty in redefining scholarship by encouraging patterns of outreach that explicitly integrate public engagement with research and teaching.

Harry C. Boyte is founder and codirector of the Center for Democracy and Citizenship based at Augsburg College and a senior fellow at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute.