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Towson University, as Maryland’s Metropolitan University, is always on the lookout for ways to reach out and better serve the community. Many Towson University faculty, and in some cases our students, are contributing regularly to journals and publications focused on engaged scholarship, these papers and articles always have something in common—they are focused on research, teaching, and service with our community partners! While it is hard to narrow down the journal selection, here are some noteworthy ones to consider:
Metropolitan Universities Journal is published on a quarterly basis to helping institutions stay on top of cutting-edge topics in higher education. Published by Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) on behalf of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (Headquartered at Towson University). Recognized scholars and administrators who bring diverse institutional perspectives contribute articles toward each issue.
- Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning (MJCSL) is the premiere national, peer-reviewed journal publishing articles written by faculty and service-learning educators on research, theory, pedagogy, and other issues related to academic (curriculum-based) service-learning in higher education. The MJCSL is currently reviewing articles focused on:
- University-community partnerships
- Engaged/public scholarship (work which involves and benefits a community AND advances a faculty member’s scholarship or creative work)
- Academic (curriculum-based) service-learning
- Journal of Higher Education Outreach & Engagement is published by the Institute of Higher Education and the Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach of the University of Georgia. The Journal is a peer-reviewed publication that welcomes submissions from a broad range of scholars, practitioners, and professionals. Its editorial goals are:
- To serve as a forum to promote the continuing dialogue about the service and outreach mission of the university; and
- To foster understanding of how the service and outreach mission relates to the university’s teaching and research missions as well as the needs of the sponsoring society.
Additional Noteworthy Journals include:
- The Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education
- Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship
- Community Works Journal
Resources such as Community Engagement Journals, Funding Opportunities, and Conferences can be found on TU in the Community’s Resource page. For more information contact TUintheCommunity@towson.edu.
