Community-Engaged Scholarship Session 6

In this session, participants finalize their capstone project partnerships and develop future project plans. Community partner representatives join the cohort for collaborative design sessions, working side-by-side with graduate students to co-create potential projects that address authentic organizational needs while advancing student learning objectives.

The Community-Engaged Scholarship Learning Cohort prepares Princeton graduate students to work effectively with nonprofit organizations through an interdisciplinary, experiential program that bridges academic expertise with community impact. Over eight sessions, participants will develop frameworks for ethical partnership, learn practical skills in nonprofit collaboration, and complete capstone projects with organizations that have a social impact mission.

This cohort synthesizes best practices from leading community-engaged scholarship programs nationwide—including Tulane's Mellon Graduate Program, the University of Michigan's Rackham Program in Public Scholarship, Rutgers' Public Humanities Initiative, and Princeton’s Program for Community-Engaged Scholarship—adapted to the unique resources of the Princeton ecosystem and the rich cultural landscape of greater Mercer County, and the state of New Jersey.