Forum for Humanity and Social Science
Third Public Lecture 2013
Topic:New Trends in theAmericanResearchUniversity-A Case Study ofClarkUniversity
Speaker: Prof/Dr.NancyBudwig
Associate Provost, Dean of Research
Clark University,USA
Time: 2:30 p.m., June 27, 2013
Venue: International Conference Hall,AdministrationBuilding
Organizer:Department of Publicity,
Department of Academic Research
Co-organizer:Faculty of English Language and Culture
National Key Research Centre for Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
Abstract:
Without a doubt, theAmericanResearchUniversityis a source of great national pride and plays a significant role in knowledge creation and innovation in theUSand around the globe. While it is often acknowledged that scholarship and teaching mutually impact one another (see Cole, 2010), achieving this balance in the context of top US Universities has been challenging. In this talk, I will consider a recent movement within theUSand more globally that attempts to connect research and creative activity of the faculty in three ways: first, looking at the growth of inter-disciplinarity and its role in transforming both the goals and organization of research. Second, I will examine reasons why increased student participation in research can actually enhance student learning. Finally, I consider new developments in linking research to connections beyond the university gates – especially in the service of the public good and civic engagement. Drawing on innovative work going on at Clark University (the first exclusively research university in America), I argue that subtle changes in the organization, funding, and goals of research and creative activities hold the potential to transform student learning and better foster local, national and international partnerships
Nancy Budwig(nbudwig@clarku.edu ) is associate provost and dean of research atClarkUniversity. In addition to authoring articles and monographs, Budwig is the editor of a book series entitled Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Knowledge and Development, published by Cambridge University Press, and is an associate editor of the British Journal of Developmental Psychology. She also sits on the editorial boards of Human Development, Cognitive Development, and First Language. She has held leadership positions in several academic societies, including the American
Psychological Association, Division 7: Directors of Training Programs Executive Committee; the International Society for the Study of Child Language; and the Jean Piaget Society: Society for the Study of Knowledge and Development, where she also served as president from 2005–2008.
Nancy Budwig
Associate Provost and Dean of Research
ClarkUniversity,Worcester,MA01610
nbudwig@clarku.edu
All are welcome!
