Thursday, June 5, 2025 | 8:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
The Broom Fellow for Public Scholarship, Professor Palmar Alvarez-Blanco, and the Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE) invite the Carleton community to the Day of Public Scholarship. Join us for a day of thought-provoking conversations and engaging scholarship. Please register before Monday, May 12 at 5 pm.
Don’t miss the chance to connect, explore groundbreaking ideas, and be part of Carleton’s public scholars community! Thursday, June 5, 2025, 8:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. in the Weitz Center for Creativity, room 236 (Larson Family Meeting Room), at Carleton College.
There is no cost to attend the Day of Public Scholarship. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Faculty and academic support staff from all disciplines with an interest or background in public scholarship are encouraged to attend.
Agenda
- 8:30–9:00: Coffee, fruit, and pastries available
- 9:00–10:00: Welcome & Introductions
- 10:00–11:30: Public Scholars Talk Walk (two rounds)
- 11:30–12:00: Group Discussion
- 12:00–1:00: Lunch Together
Featured Scholars
Join inspiring public scholars as they share their research and impact.
- Austin Mason
- Ross Elfline
- Dan Maxbauer
- Jean Salac
- Anita Chikkatur
- George Vrtis
- Daniel Williams
- Roger Faust
- Deborah Appleman
- Adriana Estill
- Amy Csizmar
- Meredith McCoy
A Call for Public Scholars
What do we mean by “public scholarship” at Carleton? How public is our scholarship?
Join fellow Carleton faculty and two visiting engaged scholars on Thursday, June 5, 2025, for this interactive half-day workshop of collective reflection and shared learning.
Some questions that we will collectively consider are:
- What does the concept of ‘public scholar’ mean for each attendee and in the context of Carleton?
- How can the office for which I work support the practice of public scholars? Do I consider myself a public scholar?
- What are some of the tensions, contradictions, or challenges we experience when linking our job to this practice?
- What resources are necessary to carry out the work of public scholars?
- What assessment tools do we have to evaluate the work that public scholars do in our departments/campus?
- How do we prepare our students to understand what the work of a public scholar entails?
- Does our public scholarship inform our teaching or vice versa?
- In what ways can we prepare our students to become public scholars?
This event is intended for faculty and academic support staff interested in learning more about public scholarship practices and deepening the growing community of those engaged in this work at Carleton. This is also a space for those interested in the ways public scholarship can advance more just, humane higher education systems for those who work and learn within them. Experience conducting public scholarship is not required. All are welcome.
Broom Fellow for Public Scholarship
Palmar Alvarez-Blanco
Weitz Center for Creativity 225B
(507) 222-4246
palvarez@carleton.edu