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
Wisdom as Capital in Prosperous Communities
Claire’s Essay from The Drucker Foundation: The Community of the Future
Case Study: New London Development Corporation
Prepared for The American Assembly by Peggy Cosgrove
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
A Day in the Life – Presidents’ Public Diaries
Claire Gaudiani
What Will You Do With What You Know?
Loomis Chaffee School Address, June 4, 1999
Testimony to the United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs
Statement of Dr. Claire L. Gaudiani President of Connecticut College To the United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs Delivered February 9, 2000 Thank you
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.
Philanthropy: A Lifetime Commitment
This presentation was delivered to the HSBC Private Banking and Investments Forum in New York on October 28, 1998.