Reimagining Higher Education: The Future(s) of American Colleges and Universities

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Fall Reading for the Common Good to begin! - Fall 2019Reading for the Common Good Our Reading for the Common Good program is designed to facilitate gatherings and conversation (a common good) in order to discuss issues or problems related to our lives together (the common good). Here’s how… …

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SVHE 2020 Conference Location and Dates - The SVHE conference will be held Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) from July 22 to July 26, 2020. The theme, building on work that will begin at the conference this summer, is Reimagining Higher Education: The Future(s) of American… …

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Can Values be Taught through Style? Read what SVHE Fellow and Board Member Melly Howard thinks in the latest Forum post. - https://svheforum.com/2019/03/26/beyond-the-bibliography-academic-style-as-a-venue-for-teaching-values/#more-441 …

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Publications

Soundings, An Interdisciplinary Journal

If “interdisciplinary” connotes anything, it should be improved communication across disciplines that foster mutual understanding. This, in turn, advances our understanding of the deeply complex ethical and moral issues facing our world today. Acknowledging the need for diversity and integrity in speaking to these issues, Soundings promotes dialogue, reflection, inquiry, discussion, and action. These activities are informed by scholarship and by the acknowledgment of the civil and social responsibilities of academe to engage the world beyond the ivory tower. Affiliated with the Society for Values in Higher Education, the journal has recently moved to Western Kentucky University, where it is edited by Eric Bain-Selbo, Anthony Harkins, and Jane Fife, all of the Potter College of Arts and Letters.

Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal invites essays on topics related to any and all aspects of human values, including aesthetic, moral, political, economic, scientific, or religious values. We welcome work from a variety of disciplinary and/or interdisciplinary approaches, including the arts, cultural studies, history, literature, philosophy, and religion, among others. To submit a manuscript to the editorial office, please visit www.editorialmanager.com/soundings/ and create an author profile. The online system will guide you through the steps to upload your manuscript.
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Soundings is published quarterly by the Society for Values in Higher Education and The Pennsylvania State University Press

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Editorial office

Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 1906 College Heights Blvd. # 8020, Bowling Green, KY 42101 (270) 745-2907

Projects

Symposiums

One of the most intellectually compelling projects of the Society for Values in Higher Education are the Soundings symposia. The symposia are organized around various themes and occur every few years. Leading scholars from across the country and around the world gather to share their work on a common topic or issue. For example, in 2014 we partnered with Western Kentucky University to host A Symposium on Peace, Islam, and Counter-narratives. In 2018, we partnered with Indiana University Kokomo to host The New Populism and the Politics of Dissensus. After each symposium, the work of the scholars is edited and revised and appears in a special issue of Soundings. With decades of such work, SVHE has established a tradition of Soundings symposia that makes an incredibly important contribution to the academy and to public knowledge…. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Summer Workshop for College Teachers in China

SVHE effectively addresses pedagogical concerns in China as we have done in the U.S. Together, we can transform the classroom with teaching & learning that is more imaginative, creative, & interesting!… CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Forum for Values in Higher Education

The Forum for Values in Higher Education is an online monthly publication of the Society for Values in Higher Education. This is a peer-reviewed publication that provides a public venue for the discussion of value issues that impact higher education in the United States. For more information, or to submit an article for consideration, please contact us at [email protected] … CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

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