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
A Sense of Duty Takes Shape During Dinnertime Discussions
New York Times Article by Kari Haskell, Jan. 6, 2008
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.
Educating for International Management: The Joseph H. Lauder Institute
Essay from Foreign Languages and International Trade: A Global Perspective
Doing Justice
Leaders have to approach social justice with the same rigor they bring to business.
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?
Of Cheese and Choices
Claire’s personal reflection on the Italian American experience
Women Saints the Church Needs to Guide Those Who Want to Repair the World
DeGoubeau Lecture, January 30, 2003
St. Thomas More Catholic Center, Yale University
Vision, Lemon Spritzers, and Saying Thank You: A New Job Description for College Presidents
This paper was prepared for discussion with the Connecticut College trustees in 1992.
A Day in the Life – Presidents’ Public Diaries
Claire Gaudiani
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.