What is community-engaged scholarship?

The elective Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement describes this work as a collaboration between university and local, regional, national, and international communities for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity. Community-engaged courses join university knowledge and resources with those of the public and private sectors to: 

• enhance curriculum, teaching and learning;
• address critical societal issues;
• enrich scholarship, research, and creative activity;
• prepare educated, engaged citizens;
• strengthen democratic values and civic responsibility; and
• contribute to the public good.

Princeton's Program for Community-Engaged Scholarship has a network of trusted partners, experienced staff, and institutional resources that facilitate your ability to teach a service- or community-oriented course.