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Scholarship In Action: Remapping Higher Education, Nancy Cantor

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I‘m very happy to be invited to speak with you on this beautiful campus at a time of year when all things seem possible. Warmer days and graduation are just ahead, and the air is full of promise. It‘s a good moment to applaud the Wellesley ―Women Who Will‖ make a difference in the world. It‘s also a chance to consider how our institutions themselves---Wellesley College and Syracuse University---can make a difference, because all colleges and universities---public or private, large or small, urban or rural---have a mandate to be a public good.

Scholarship In Action And The Public Mission Of Universities, Nancy Cantor

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At key points in our nation’s history, we’ve turned to our colleges and universities to serve as engines for prosperity and agents of social mobility. This is such a moment. Times are hard, and we are called to help revive our economy and sustain our communities while opening our doors even wider to a whole generation of talented youth: the fast-growing population of students who will be the first in their families to go to college, the sons and daughters of newly immigrated families, veterans returning from post 9/11 conflicts, and the students who are now in often under-resourced inner-city …

The Two-Way Street Of Scholarship In Action, Nancy Cantor

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I've spent the last month taking Scholarship in Action on the road during the public launch of our billion dollar fund-raising Campaign for Syracuse University. In New York City,Washington, and Los Angeles—three of our most vibrant sites for engagement—we've had the chance to highlight the remarkable work our faculty and students are doing.

Scholarship In Action: Why Community Commitment Matters, Nancy Cantor

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It is, of course, an absolute pleasure and honor to be here today, celebrating the 50-year history and accomplishments of the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education and thinking together about the challenges that face higher education.

Scholarship In Action: The Case For Engagement, Nancy Cantor

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Momentum is growing to take public scholarship seriously

as a movement that will “challenge and reshape the relationship between our colleges and universities and the society of which they are a part.”As the Kellogg Commission said at the dawn of this new millennium, “The irreducible idea is that we [American higher education] exist to advance the commongood. . . the fundamental challenge with which we struggle is how to reshape our historic agreement with the American people so that it fits the times that are emerging instead of the times that have passed.”

Scholarship In Action: Building The Creative Campus, Nancy Cantor

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At the beginning of the academic year, I asked you to join me in exploring the soul of Syracuse. Today I am really pleased to have the chance to share with you how the campus and our extended community of alumni, trustees, and neighbors—near and far—have responded. I also want to keep moving forward by presenting to you my vision for scholarship in action, for building the creative campus.

Chancellor Cantor's White Paper On Scholarship In Action, Nancy Cantor

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As we think about where we want Syracuse University to be five to 10 years from now, we should continue to focus-and extend upon-our many strengths, such as Maxwell and Newhouse. We will promote our reputation-nationally and internationally-as a university where excellence is connected to ideas, problems, and professions in the world-a place where excellence is tested in the marketplace.