The Academic Program of the Center supports the contemplative dimension of teaching, learning and knowing in higher education with fellowship grants, retreats for educators and summer curriculum development sessions. The Center supports a network of leading academics, and is a resource for anyone interested in the growing contemplative education movement.
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Summer Session for Contemplative Curriculum Development
August 3 - 8, 2008
Smith College, Northampton, MA -
Retreat for Academics
November 13-16, 2008
Menla Mountain Center, Phoenicia, NY
2009 Contemplative Practice Fellowship Competition: Now Open
Fellowships for the 2009-10 academic year are offered for the development of courses that employ contemplative practices to address issues of social conflict and injustice, the amelioration of suffering, and the promotion of peace.
Application materials and instructions are now available. Visit the Fellowships web page.
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the
2008 CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE FELLOWSHIPS
This past year, The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society took over the complete selection process and administration of the contemplative practice fellowship program, after ten years of working closely with ACLS (the American Council of Learned Societies). The competition was promoted widely, to include proposals from the sciences and from Canada, and resulted in the greatest number of applications ever, almost twice as many as in previous years.
The increase in applications attests to the growing interest in integrating contemplative practice into the classroom and the field of contemplative studies, but made the selection process very difficult. Among very many applications worthy of recognition, these were the strongest. We extend a warm welcome to the 2008 Fellows.