Resources
Welcome to a collection of essays by Claire Gaudiani, a leading thinker in social innovation, philanthropy, and civic engagement. Explore her profound insights that challenge and expand our understanding of the world
The Participatory Classroom
This model builds in opportunities for students to participate in teaching, evaluating, and goal-setting.
Confessions of a 35-Year-Old Middle Linebacker
Essay from the Chronical of Higher Education
A Decade of Achievement at Connecticut College
During the last decade we learned to embrace the role of planning. . .and that not only made us better at planning, it made us much better at dreaming.
Developing a Vision
A framework is given for setting the vision of new leadership during the first two years of the presidency, with time frames and tasks to engage the community in its future.
Case Study: New London Development Corporation
Prepared for The American Assembly by Peggy Cosgrove
President & Planner
When the head of a small liberal arts college takes on the job of leading a major urban renewal project, sparks fly and an important question is raised: Shouldn’t more college presidents be like Claire Gaudiani?
Philanthropy: Investing in America’s Freedom and Progress
Voluntary contributions advance economic growth by providing a third pot of resources to address problems and create opportunities when government money and corporate investment are not available.
When Justice Rolls Down
Community Philanthropy in Raleigh, North Carolina
Emma Torres, Hispanic American Philanthropist
Community Philanthropy in rural south Texas
Thinking about the why of giving
Life does not lay itself out on spreadsheets. Although fundraising management tools are critical, they cannot become so central that we forget the most important question: Why give at all?
The Synergies of Service
The demands that internal and external constituencies place on higher education and our moral commitment to educate for the good of others make this an excellent time to expand volunteer service. This article first appeared in the newsletter of Campus Compact.
Of Heart and Mind: The College and the City
The trend toward integrating learning and service is catching on at Connecticut College and on other campuses. This article originally appeared as a President’s Page in the fall 1994 issue of Connecticut College Magazine.
Literature, Service and Social Reflection – CS215
Dr. Claire Gaudiani ’66
Spring 1999 SYLLABUS
Learning To Serve, Serving To Learn
The discipline of service learning can be applied to all areas of study, and creates an environment where both faculty and students learn. Plenary address given at 15th Annual Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, November 18, 1995.
A Day in the Life – Presidents’ Public Diaries
Claire Gaudiani
The Problem of the 21st Century
Acceptance Speech Upon Election to the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, October 2, 1999
Our Ailing Civil Society
A National Commission on American Civil Society should be created to foster discussion and study of American civic virtues. This article originally appeared as an Op-Ed in the April 3, 1996 edition of The Boston Globe.
Moving Downtown
The following article about the Center for Community Action and Public Policy originally appeared in the January 1997 issue of Connecticut College Magazine.