Speeches and Writings by Chancellor Cantor on Scholarship in Action
This page contains speeches and writings by Chancellor Cantor on Scholarship in Action. To view her most recent University and campus-based addresses and messages, click here.
2013
Higher Education’s Public Mission: Prosperity, Democracy, Justice
University of Kansas, March 28, 2013.
The Modern University: Engagement Outside, Contests Inside
University of California at Davis, March 7, 2013.
Scholarship in Action and the Connected Community
iConference, Fort Worth, Texas, February 12-15, 2013.
The Academy as a Zone of Neutrality: Not True and Not Good
Dialogue on Deconstructing War Zones, a symposium of the Syracuse University Africa Initiative, February 2, 2013.
2012
Promoting Full Participation, Quality Innovation, and Public Problem-Solving
European Gender Summit 2012, Brussels, Belgium, November 29, 2012.
Higher Education’s Public Mission: Diversity and Innovation Together
University of Delaware, October 23, 2012
The Supreme Court and Affirmative Action in the 21st Century: Michigan, Texas and Beyond
University of Michigan, October 18, 2012
Can Psychological Science Serve the Public Good?
American Psychological Association’s 2012 Science Leadership Conference, September 25, 2012.
Universities as Anchor Institutions: Building Coalitions and Collective Expertise
University of Nevada-Las Vegas School of Architecture, September 25, 2012
Connecting with the Community: Universities and Civic Engagement
Chapman University, September 24, 2012
What Shall We Do? Higher Education's Existential Crisis
Huffington Post Commentary, September 6, 2012
What Counts? Higher Education’s Existential Identity Crisis
University of Illinois at Chicago annual leadership retreat, August 21 2012
Affirmative Action: Supreme Court Case on Tap
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Commentary, August 10, 2012
The Public Mission of Higher Education: Barn-Raisings a Century Later
Advancing the Year of the Wisconsin Idea, University of Wisconsin-Madison, May 23, 2012
Scholarship in Action: For a New Generation
American Educational Research Association annual meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Monday, April 16, 2012
Intensifying Impact: Engagement Matters
North Carolina Campus Compact Tenth Anniversary Civic Engagement Institute, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, February 15, 2012
2011
Anchor Institutions: Connecting with Community for Innovation and Opportunity
Rio Grande Summit at University of Texas at Brownsville, October 6, 2011
"Are College Rankings Out of Step with America's Future?"
Huffington Post Commentary, September 20, 2011
"We Are the Ones We've Been Waiting For”
Huffington Post Commentary w/ Dr. Harry Boyte, August 24, 2011
"It's Graduation Time - So What Do We Want from Universities?"
Huffington Post Commentary, May 26, 2011
Gender Equity in the Sciences: Forging a "Third Space"
Keynote Address, The College of New Jersey, May 20, 2011
Inciting Insight: Situating the Arts in Higher Education
University of Michigan, May 6, 2011
Scholarship in Action: Remapping Higher Education
Wellesley College, April 20, 2011
"One Nation, Indivisible": The Value of Diversity in Higher Education
Keynote Address, University of Michigan, March 6, 2011
2010
Scholarship in Action and the Public Mission of Universities
Baylor University Presidential Inaugural Lecture Series, December 7, 2010
Transforming Higher Education through Engagement
Imagining America Plenary, September 23, 2010
Academic Excellence and Civic Engagement: Constructing a Third Space for Higher Education
Association of American Colleges and Universities Conference, March 25, 2010
Women in the Academy: Reflections on Best Practices for Survival and Success
Washington University, St. Louis, February 17, 2010
2009
A New Morrill Act: Higher Education Anchors the 'Remaking of America'
Cover Story, American Council on Education's (ACE) The Presidency, Fall 2009
Remaking America: Universities as Anchor Institutions
University of Pennsylvania, June 3, 2009
Remaking America: Universities as Anchor Institutions-The Syracuse Example
University Address, Syracuse University, March 19, 2009
Women as Academic Leaders: Insider Voices with Outsider Values
Bryn Mawr College, February 24, 2009
Scholarship in Action: Transforming Communities and Higher Education
University of California at Davis, Public Intellectuals Series, February 17, 2009
Why Diversity Still Needs a Champion
Annual Meeting National Assn. of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, February 10, 2009
2008
Candidates, Hear the Cry: 'No Group Left Behind'
Chronicle of Higher Education commentary, September 26, 2008
The University at a Crossroads: How Higher Education Can Meet the Demands of Today's Entrepreneurial Economy
Panelist, Milken Institute 2008 Global Conference, April 28, 2008
The Two-Way Street of Scholarship in Action
University Address, Syracuse University, March 18, 2008
2007
Women in the Academy: Insider Voices with Outsider Values
Emory University, October 4, 2007
Universities and Schools: Partners in a Diverse Democracy
University of Virginia, Forum on the Academy in the 21st Century, September 27, 2007
Imagining America; Imagining Universities: Who and What?
Imagining America Annual Conference, September 7, 2007
Undergraduate Education: From Consumers to Citizens in a Knowledge Economy
Columbia University, American Studies Program, April 13, 2007
Higher Education on the World Stage of Democracy: Overcoming an "Anemia of Deeds"
University of Pennsylvania, Center for Community Partnerships, March 29, 2007
Building Social Capital with Bonds and Bridges
Foundation for the Carolinas Annual Meeting, February 15, 2007
Scholarship in Action and the Expansive Mission of Higher Education
University Address, Syracuse University, January 23, 2007
Scholarship in Action: Why Community Commitment Matters
University of Michigan, January 12, 2007
2006
Scholarship in Action: The Case for Engagement
Wesleyan University, November 29, 2006
Multiculturalism, Universalism, and the 21st Century Academy
Stanford University, Future of Minority Studies Colloquium, July 28, 2006
Acting on the Commitment: The Continuing Case for Diversity in Higher Education & Current Challenges
National Council for Research on Women Leadership Summit, June 22, 2006
Taking Public Scholarship Seriously
Chronicle of Higher Education commentary, June 9, 2006 (with Steven Lavine)
Building Intellectual and Social Capital through Diversity and Innovation
The City Club of Cleveland, June 9, 2006
Universities and Their Connected Communities: Creating Capital for the Future
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, March 6, 2006
Conversations on Pluralism in a City of the World (PDF)
Inauguration of SU's Faraday House in London, January 10, 2006
2005
Individuals, Ethics, and Empathy of Mind
Chautauqua Institution, August 12, 2005
Collaborations on the Creative "Campus"
Cornell University, May 3, 2005
Chancellor Cantor's White Paper on Scholarship in Action
Syracuse University, April 2005
Scholarship in Action: Building the Creative Campus
University Address, Syracuse University, April 11, 2005
2004
Exploring the Soul of Syracuse, Together
Inaugural Remarks, Syracuse University, November 5, 2004
From Individual Rights to Societal Health: Before, During, and After the Michigan Cases
NYU, May 19, 2004
Thoughts on Art, Truth, and Higher Education
The American Assembly, March 12, 2004
2003
Poised Between Two Worlds: The University as Monastery and Marketplace
EDUCASE Review, March/April 2003 (with Steve Schomberg)
