# engaged (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover engaged. Page: Feed: --- ## [on translation as spiritual practice](https://peterlevine.ws/?p=36072) _2026-08-17 · Peter · Peter Levine_ “The feeling that the world is a bounded whole–that is the mystical.” — Wittgenstein The Spanish word quedar can be translated as to remain, to stay, to meet, to fit, to suit (as in Ese color te queda bien), to be located, to end up, to agree, or to be left with (as in Me \[…\] ## [Universities Must Start Graduating More Good Citizens, by Anna Saavedra and Peter Levine](https://peterlevine.ws/?p=36069) _2026-08-13 · Peter · Peter Levine_ This post is by Anna Saavedra, Director of the Center for Civic Society at the USC Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy and Government Service, and me. I am currently a Nonresident Senior Scholar at the Schaeffer Institute as well as the Lincoln Filene Professor of Citizenship Public Affairs at Tufts University’s Jonathan Tisch College \[ \] ## [a civic common reading program](https://peterlevine.ws/?p=36044) _2026-08-10 · Peter · Peter Levine_ In the Alliance for Civics in the Academy, we say: Civic education should be a shared intellectual activity, grounded in texts, aimed at building a practical capacity for listening to and acting together with others, including those of differing beliefs. I believe that citizenship or civic engagement is about more than texts and spoken words. \[ \] ## [What is human? What is not?](https://engagedlearningcollective.substack.com/p/what-is-human-what-is-not) _2026-08-06 · Liz Norell · Engaged Learning Collective_ Insisting on clarity in our use of language isn’t pedantic—it’s the only thing that can save us. ## [Civic Studies in the Rust Belt: on the tempos of change](https://peterlevine.ws/?p=36033) _2026-08-05 · Peter · Peter Levine_ I m heading home from Dayton, OH. Tomorrow, we ll go to my hometown, Syracuse, NY for a visit. Each city has lost about half of its peak population of about a quarter of a million people since the later 1900s. The main cause in both cases has been deindustrialization; hardly any factory jobs remain in either \[ \] ## [Looking Ahead: Candidate Surveys, Summer, and What's Next](https://faircareidaho.substack.com/p/looking-ahead-candidate-surveys-summer) _2026-08-03 · Fair Care Idaho · Fair Care Idaho_ Our biggest voter education project of the year is underway. Here's what we're working on and what comes next. ## [the Gulf equilibrium](https://peterlevine.ws/?p=36005) _2026-08-03 · Peter · Peter Levine_ At this hour, the headlines say that Donald Trump has called off strikes on Iran because negotiations are almost concluded, while Iran denies that there are any talks. Maybe an agreement will soon be signed, but I think not. Financial Times commentator Chris Giles argues that the US-Iran war is in a bounded equilibrium. Whenever \[ \] ## [The Tragedy of Power: And What It Takes to Build Another World](https://fatheradambucko.substack.com/p/the-tragedy-of-power-and-what-it) _2026-08-02 · Adam Bucko · Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko_ A sermon on Matthew 14:13–21 ## [where is the attention?](https://peterlevine.ws/?p=35945) _2026-07-29 · Peter · Peter Levine_ Sometimes, my dog wonders something about me. Perhaps: Will I will play with him? He stares at my face, which means he must look quite far above his own head. His nostrils may twitch, and I guess that he is gathering as much data as he can with his nose. His head is cocked, which \[ \] ## [preparing for a threat to the fall election](https://peterlevine.ws/?p=35941) _2026-07-27 · Peter · Peter Levine_ Under the headline This Is What’s Keeping Me Up at Night, New York Times columnist (and Charles F. Kettering Foundation Senior Fellow) David French sketches a disturbing scenario. The Democrats may win a majority of House seats this fall. Donald Trump and many allies would decry the election as rigged and corrupt. When the House \[ \] ## [Play Both Sides Of The Lie (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/jbeMGocvkFwe) _2026-07-27 · **Sponsored**_ Two operatives, one manufactured war — uncover the Complete Truth after both campaigns. ## [Small Conversations Can Create Big Change](https://faircareidaho.substack.com/p/small-conversations-can-create-big) _2026-07-24 · Fair Care Idaho · Fair Care Idaho_ Fair Care Friday Update | July 24, 2026 ## [what it would take for the public to trust science](https://peterlevine.ws/?p=35917) _2026-07-22 · Peter · Peter Levine_ On July 19, the President posted on the social media platform that he owns: The National Academy of Sciences has historically published analytical Scientific Manuals expressly for our Federal Judiciary. Of course, the Academy has been run by Radical Left Dumocrats who, it turns out, published fraudulent, biased, and misleading Manuals on Climate Change. These \[ \] ## [Make Your Voice Heard](https://faircareidaho.substack.com/p/make-your-voice-heard) _2026-07-20 · Fair Care Idaho · Fair Care Idaho_ Fair Care Friday (on a Monday!) Update | July 20, 2026 ## [paradigms of attention](https://peterlevine.ws/?p=35895) _2026-07-20 · Peter · Peter Levine_ Imagine that you run a laboratory in which you give people or animals stimuli (for instance, showing them shapes on a screen or making sounds) and you record their responses. Sometimes, your subjects miss things in interesting ways. For example, in the Invisible Gorilla experiment, viewers are told to count how many times players pass \[ \] ## [Where Love Takes Root: Reflecting on the wisdom of Dorothy Day, Dipa Ma, and Andrew Young with Kaira Jewel Lingo and Adam Bucko](https://fatheradambucko.substack.com/p/where-love-takes-root-reflecting) _2026-07-17 · Adam Bucko · Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko_ Sign up for our July 18th Beloved Community for Engaged Spiritual Gather ## [profiles of engaged scholars](https://peterlevine.ws/?p=35887) _2026-07-16 · Peter · Peter Levine_ Civically engaged political science (CER) research . involves political scientists collaborating in a mutually beneficial way with people and groups beyond the academy to co-produce, share, and apply knowledge related to power or politics, contributing to self-governance (Rasmussen et al 2021). In this definition, the word civic refers to How people govern themselves. Engaged research \[ \] ## [civically engaged research in political science](https://peterlevine.ws/?p=35878) _2026-07-15 · Peter · Peter Levine_ I am at the eighth Institute for Civically Engaged Research (ICER), a program of the American Political Science Association. Each summer, we gather about 20 political scientists (advanced PhD students, professors, and PhDs working outside academia) for four days of discussions about engaged research, which generally means research conducted in partnership with people or entities \[ \] ## [The Walls Answered Back: Standing in prayer outside an ICE detention center, we heard the people inside answer](https://fatheradambucko.substack.com/p/the-walls-answered-back-standing) _2026-07-13 · Adam Bucko · Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko_ Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko is a reader-supported publication. ## [It's Official...Candidate Surveys Are Going Out!](https://faircareidaho.substack.com/p/its-officialcandidate-surveys-are) _2026-07-10 · Fair Care Idaho · Fair Care Idaho_ Fair Care Friday Update | July 10, 2026 ## [How Would a Christian Celebrate the Fourth of July?](https://fatheradambucko.substack.com/p/how-would-a-christian-celebrate-the) _2026-07-05 · Adam Bucko · Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko_ Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko is a reader-supported publication. ## [PixelRift — Platforming with Level Editor (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/JaaFNdzGXRF5) _2026-07-05 · **Sponsored**_ Includes a built-in level editor, campaign with elemental heroes, and boss encounters. ## [Celebrating Freedom, Staying Engaged](https://faircareidaho.substack.com/p/celebrating-freedom-staying-engaged) _2026-07-03 · Fair Care Idaho · Fair Care Idaho_ Fair Care Friday Update | July 3, 2026 ## [2026 Artist Mentoring Award Recipients Announced](https://www.create-ireland.ie/2026-artist-mentoring-award-recipients-announced/) _2026-07-01 · keelin · Create_ Create is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2026 Artist Mentoring Award. This award sits within a suite of offerings under the Artist in the Community (AIC) Scheme. Now in its fifth year, it aims to offer capacity building and arts practice development for collaborative socially engaged artists, and artists who are transitioning into... The post 2026 Artist Mentoring Award Recipients… ## [Co-Create PhD recipient announced](https://www.create-ireland.ie/co-create-phd-recipient-announced/) _2026-06-30 · keelin · Create_ Create is delighted to announce Lyónn Wolf as the successful recipient of the Co-Create PhD in Socially Engaged Art and Counter-Narratives, offered in partnership with the National College of Art and Design (NCAD). Lyónn Wolf is an artist and writer currently engaged with de-productive trans and class poetics. His work unfolds a desire for structures... The post Co-Create PhD recipient announced… ## [Swords Cultural Quarter: Socially Engaged Creative Producer-in-Residence](https://www.create-ireland.ie/swords-cultural-quarter-socially-engaged-creative-producer-in-residence/) _2026-06-30 · keelin · Create_ Swords Cultural Quarter is a developing civic and cultural district centred around North Street, Seatown Road, Bridge Street and Main Street, incorporating landmarks including Swords Castle, County Hall and the Carnegie. It forms part of Fingal County Council’s wider Sustainable Swords Strategy, which seeks to reimagine and revitalise the county town through culture, community and public life. The… ## [We Cannot Go Back: Why a new DOJ memo has disability advocates sounding the alarm](https://faircareidaho.substack.com/p/we-cannot-go-back-why-a-new-doj-memo) _2026-06-26 · Fair Care Idaho · Fair Care Idaho_ Fair Care Friday Update | June 26, 2026 ## [Create Strategy 2026 – 2031 launched](https://www.create-ireland.ie/create-strategy-2026-2031-launched/) _2026-06-26 · keelin · Create_ On the 23rd of June 2026, we welcomed guests to join us as we launched our new Strategy for 2026 to 2031, People Practice Progress: Building Sustainable Futures. You can read the full strategy in PDF, accessible word and audio format here. Our Director Damien McGlynn was joined by chair of Create’s board Kevin Murphy,... The post Create Strategy 2026 – 2031 launched appeared first on Create . ## [Quiet on the Surface, Busy Behind the Scenes](https://faircareidaho.substack.com/p/quiet-on-the-surface-busy-behind) _2026-06-19 · Fair Care Idaho · Fair Care Idaho_ Fair Care Friday Update | June 19, 2026 ## [A new chapter for Creative Places Tuam](https://www.create-ireland.ie/a-new-chapter-for-creative-places-tuam/) _2026-06-18 · keelin · Create_ Creative Places Tuam has secured Arts Council funding for 2026 and 2027, paving the way for a new phase of the community‑led arts programme under local leadership. This programme of work has been instrumental for Create – we are proud to have led the project since January 2020, and to have inaugurated the now national Creative Places programme. After the... The post A new chapter for Creative… ## [Your Stories Matter](https://faircareidaho.substack.com/p/your-stories-matter) _2026-06-12 · Fair Care Idaho · Fair Care Idaho_ Fair Care Friday Update | June 12, 2026 ## [2026 Summer School participants announced](https://www.create-ireland.ie/2026-summer-school-participants-announced/) _2026-06-11 · keelin · Create_ Create and Learning Lab Agency are delighted to announce the participants in the 2026 Summer School on Collaborative Practice and Social Change. Now entering its eighth year, the forthcoming Summer School explores the work of collaborative and socially engaged artists and examines the politics of public art, counter publics, and the significance of place in an era... The post 2026 Summer School… ## [AI Summaries & Audio Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fJDOkrd116fp) _2026-06-11 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to concise audio briefings for the latest stories. ## [Dolphin House Mini Commission awarded to Sophia Tamburrini](https://www.create-ireland.ie/dolphin-house-mini-commission-awarded-to-sophia-tamburrini/) _2026-06-11 · keelin · Create_ Dublin City Council is delighted to announce that artist Sophia Tamburrini has been awarded the first Dolphin House Mini Commission. Since September 2025, DCC, through its Arts office, has been working with Create and artist Evelyn Broderick and the community of Dolphin House on a Public Art programme which places the community at the heart of the... The post Dolphin House Mini Commission awarded… ## [Public Art Commission #2 and #3: Dolphin House](https://www.create-ireland.ie/public-art-commission-2-and-3-dolphin-house/) _2026-06-08 · keelin · Create_ Since September 2025, Dublin City Council, through its Arts office, has been working with Create and artist Evelyn Broderick and the community of Dolphin House on a Public Art programme which places the community at the heart of the Public Art Commissioning Process. The local community has participated in weekly workshops and discussions about the... The post Public Art Commission #2 and #3:… ## [A Change in How We Share Updates](https://faircareidaho.substack.com/p/a-change-in-how-we-share-updates) _2026-06-05 · Fair Care Idaho · Fair Care Idaho_ Fair Care Friday Update | June 5, 2026 ## [Create News 39 – De-Centring during the Great Dithering](https://www.create-ireland.ie/create-news-39/) _2026-06-03 · keelin · Create_ Sophie Hope is a practice-based researcher and teacher. Her work is often developed with others through the format of devised workshops exploring subjects such as art and politics, physical and emotional experiences of work, stories of socially engaged art and the ethics of employability in the creative industries. She has been a Lecturer in Socially... The post Create News 39 – De-Centring during… ## [2026 AIC Scheme Bursary Awards now open for applications](https://www.create-ireland.ie/2026-aic-scheme-bursary-awards-open-for-applications/) _2026-06-02 · keelin · Create_ We are delighted to issue this open call for applications to the Artist in the Community Scheme Bursary Awards 2026. The objective of the Artist in the Community (AIC) Scheme Bursary Award is to support individual professional artists in any artform to develop their collaborative socially engaged arts practice. There will be two awards of €20,000 awarded in 2026,... The post 2026 AIC Scheme… ## [A Quick Monday Check-In](https://faircareidaho.substack.com/p/a-quick-monday-check-in) _2026-06-01 · Fair Care Idaho · Fair Care Idaho_ Fair Care Friday (on a Monday!) Update | June 1, 2026 ## [Reconsidering the to-do list](https://engagedlearningcollective.substack.com/p/reconsidering-the-to-do-list) _2026-06-01 · Liz Norell · Engaged Learning Collective_ What if your to-do list was a menu, not marching orders? Or, how I learned to stop fighting my brain and embrace my PDA. ## [From Compliance to Agency: Reframing Accessibility](https://engagedlearningcollective.substack.com/p/from-compliance-to-agency-reframing) _2026-05-12 · Dan Guberman · Engaged Learning Collective_ When it comes to accessibility, there’s more at risk than getting sued. Learn how to use a risk management framework to center what matters and make access a priority. ## [The Kingdom of God Is Now or Never—Turning 51 and Learning to Live Between Surrender and Awe](https://fatheradambucko.substack.com/p/the-kingdom-of-god-is-now-or-neverturning) _2026-05-11 · Adam Bucko · Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko_ Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko is a reader-supported publication. ## [Tomorrow: When the World Feels Like It’s Breaking—Where Do We Stand?](https://fatheradambucko.substack.com/p/tomorrow-when-the-world-feels-like) _2026-04-24 · Adam Bucko · Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko_ You are invited to a conversation with civil rights legend Andrew Young ## [You are invited to a conversation with civil rights legend Andrew Young](https://fatheradambucko.substack.com/p/you-are-invited-to-a-conversation) _2026-04-23 · Adam Bucko · Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko_ An Easy Burden: Faith, Courage, and the Work of the Beloved Community ## [The Locked Room: Where We Go When Life Breaks—and What Finds Us There](https://fatheradambucko.substack.com/p/the-locked-room-where-we-go-when) _2026-04-13 · Adam Bucko · Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko_ A Sermon for the Second Sunday of Easter ## [A Quiet Resistance in a Violent World: A Prayer](https://fatheradambucko.substack.com/p/a-quiet-resistance-in-a-violent-world) _2026-04-11 · Adam Bucko · Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko_ O our Lady of Częstochowa, ## [Standing Between Those Who Fight: A lesson learned from the life and teachings of Francis of Assisi](https://fatheradambucko.substack.com/p/standing-between-those-who-fight) _2026-04-10 · Adam Bucko · Contemplative Witness with Adam Bucko_ Today we welcome a guest post by Jon M. Sweeney ## [Reactions to the ADA Title II Updates are Failing Disabled Students, Instructors, and Staff](https://engagedlearningcollective.substack.com/p/reactions-to-the-ada-title-ii-updates) _2026-04-08 · Brooke Shafar · Engaged Learning Collective_ Casual ableism is not a good look. ## [Being human at work isn’t unprofessional](https://engagedlearningcollective.substack.com/p/being-human-at-work-isnt-unprofessional) _2026-02-12 · Liz Norell · Engaged Learning Collective_ How an email from my dean and a forced office move inspired a days-long crying jag and the discovery that I’m autistic. ## [A practical guide to modern teaching evaluation](https://engagedlearningcollective.substack.com/p/a-practical-guide-to-modern-teaching-evaluation) _2026-02-10 · Michael McCreary · Engaged Learning Collective_ Dozens of institutions are piloting new ways to evaluate college teaching beyond student surveys. Here are the six steps they’re taking to fix a broken system. ## [The POD Network has a transparency problem.](https://engagedlearningcollective.substack.com/p/the-pod-network-has-a-transparency) _2025-11-18 · Liz Norell · Engaged Learning Collective_ POD recently circulated a poorly designed survey on proposed revisions to its mission, vision, and values without a clear justification for the revisions—a lack of transparency that sows mistrust. ## [We need virtual professional development opportunities and we need them now](https://engagedlearningcollective.substack.com/p/we-need-virtual-professional-development) _2025-04-16 · Cait S. Kirby · Engaged Learning Collective_ Virtual professional development opportunities have been pushed aside so that folks can regress to exclusionary practices of the past. Access to (virtual) conferences is the right thing to do. ## [The Metacognitive Lab Report](https://engagedlearningcollective.substack.com/p/the-metacognitive-lab-report) _2025-04-09 · Joseph Woldman · Engaged Learning Collective_ A working idea that applies scientific reasoning and writing to promote reflection.