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Graduate Student Resources

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The Mindich Program in Engaged Scholarship (MPES) offers opportunities for graduate students across disciplines to develop a set of conceptual tools and concrete strategies for Engaged Scholarship.  By developing an understanding of the principles, ethics, approaches, practices, methods, and histories of community-engaged and public-facing academic collaboration, we can enrich teaching, learning, and research, and will offer new ways of understanding the importance of academic skills, practices, and their applications in areas outside of higher education. Subscribe to our graduate student listserv for opportunities and updates!

Teaching Engaged Scholarship

For all interested graduate students 

MPES works closely with the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning to offer ongoing training to graduate students interested in learning more about engaged scholarship and how it can be incorporated into your own teaching practice.

Bok Seminar: Community and Civic Engagement in the Classroom (Next seminar expected Spring 2025)

How can teaching and learning connect “the rich resources of the university to our most pressing social, civic, and ethical problems?” (Boyer, 1996). Engaged Scholarship is a field that encompasses both teaching and research, integrating community and civic engagement into academics with a focus on equity, reflection, reciprocity, and community collaboration. This seminar provides an introduction to the principles, ethics, approaches, and practices of community-engaged and public-facing academic collaborations. Topics will include: developing students’ relational skills inside and outside the classroom; scaffolding and troubleshooting project-based learning; building community- and public-facing activities and assignments; and teaching reflection as a practice. This seminar is designed for TFs from any discipline who are interested in building relationships inside and outside of academia and in asking the question: What is a University’s responsibility to its surrounding communities?

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Graduate Student Assistantships for MPES Courses

For current TFs, TAs, and RAs supporting MPES courses 

  • MPES Graduate Student Handbook (Coming soon!)
  • MPES Course Support: Learn more about guidelines and processes for course expenses, field trips, guests, and more.
  • Resources for Teaching and Learning: Discover our curricular development tools and the MPES Digital Library.

Get Involved

For more information about how to get involved, sign up for our graduate student listserv or contact us at engagedscholarship@fas.harvard.edu.

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