Consensus
The public colleges and universities established in 1862, 1890, and 1994 as part of the land-grant system have historically played an important role in bringing the assets of institutions of higher education to bear on the public good. This report describes how the land-grant institutions can increase their collective impact for the public good by growing their institution-wide capacity to partner with each other, with communities, and with organizations across different sectors of society.
The report concludes that developing successful collaborative platforms require authentic engagement and long-term relationship building between universities and their partners. It found that a network of organizations, faculty members, and university professionals invested in supporting engagement and collaboration is emerging on campuses, states, and nationally. Among other roles, they act as catalysts for and facilitators of collaboration, help colleges and universities learn from collaborations, and seek to develop appropriate metrics of outcomes and impact with the input of invested partners. To encourage and sustain the involvement of more academic units from across the land-grant institution in collaborative activity, university leadership can establish infrastructure, incentives, rewards, and other supports. The intention is to move the institutional culture to embrace external engagement as a means of aligning their academic programs with public values. By strengthening collaboration and embedding public purpose into research, teaching, and extension, land-grant institutions can generate more meaningful outcomes for society.
100 pages
·
7 x 10
·
ISBN Ebook: 0-309-09914-5
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17226/29092
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Fulfilling the Public Mission of the Land-Grant System: Building Platforms for Collaboration and Impact. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
Import this citation to: