Academic Program Reports and Publications

Academic Program Reports & Publications

	Contemplative Practice in Higher Education: An Assessment of the Contemplative Practice Fellowship Program, 1997 – 2009 Researched and Written by Barbara A. Craig, PhD for the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, April 2011 View/download the full report (127 pages, .pdf) or the summary (6 pages, .pdf).
	Report on the 2010 ACMHE Conference: The Contemplative Academy Amherst College, Amherst, MA September 24-26, 2010
	Report on the 2010 Summer Session on Contemplative Curriculum Development Smith College, Northampton, MA August 8 - 13, 2010
	Errata for the draft handbook: Contemplative Practices in Higher Education by Mirabai Bush (insert for pp 77-82) The Fruit of Silence by Marilyn Nelson (insert for pp 83-90)
	Mindfulness: A Guide for Teachers by Dr. Amy Saltzman Created as an educational resource to complement the PBS special "The Buddha" in partnership with the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, this document provides a working definition of mindfulness, an overview of the scientific rationale for offering mindfulness to children and adolescents, a review of the professional and personal benefits of practicing mindfulness, specific suggestions for developing your own mindfulness practice (which is a prerequisite to sharing mindfulness with your students), and two examples of practices you can use in your classroom. Browse additional educational resources from the program's website.
	Report on the 2010 Meeting of the Contemplative Practice Fellows Seasons, Kalamazoo, MI June 18 - 20, 2010
	Report on the 2009 Summer Session on Contemplative Curriculum Development Smith College, Northampton, MA August 9 - 14, 2009
	Report on the Fall 2009 Academic Retreat The Marconi Center, Marshall, CA Nov. 12 - 15, 2009
	Report on the Fall 2008 Meeting of the Contemplative Practice Fellows Seasons, The Fetzer Institute, Kalamazoo, MI Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, 2008
	Report on the Fall 2008 Academic Retreat Menla Mountain Retreat Center, Phoenicia, MA November 13 -16, 2008 This retreat was made possible with support from the Frederick P. Lenz Foundation for American Buddhism.
	Toward the Integration of Meditation into Higher Education: A Review of Research Prepared by Shauna L. Shapiro, Kirk Warren Brown, and John A. Astin. Edited by Maia Duerr.
	Report on the 2008 Summer Curriculum Development Session Smith College, Northampton, MA August 3-8, 2008 by Beth Wadham
	Meeting on Contemplative Pedagogy in the Disciplines: Philosophy, Religious Studies, Psychology Amherst College, Amherst, MA March 28-30, 2008 by Piper Murray
	Contemplation in Action: A Report on the Academic Fellows' Meeting Seasons, Fetzer Institute Kalamazoo, MI October 5-7, 2007 by Piper Murray
	Report on the 2007 Uncovering the Heart of Higher Education Conference Hotel Nikko San Francisco, California February 22-25, 2007
	Report on the 2006 Academic Summer Session on Contemplative Curriculum Development Smith College August 13th-18th, 2006 by Jennifer Akey
	Contemplative Practice in Arts Education a meeting at the University of Colorado, Boulder February 9 - 12th, 2006 by Piper Murray
	A Preliminary Report on Contemplative Practices and Education: Making Peace in Ourselves and in the World: a conference at Teachers College, Columbia University February 11 - 13, 2005 This report is available as a web page and a .pdf file.
	Love and Knowledge: Recovering the Heart of Learning Through Contemplation Arthur Zajonc Presented at Contemplative Practices and Education: Making Peace in Ourselves and in the World Teachers College, Columbia University February 11 - 13, 2005
	The Fruit of Silence Marilyn Nelson Presented at Contemplative Practices and Education: Making Peace in Ourselves and in the World Teachers College, Columbia University February 11 - 13, 2005
	A Brief Report on the Regional Symposium on Contemplative Practice in Higher Education Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts May 9 - 11, 2003
	The Contemplative Scholar: Report and Findings of the Survey of Contemplative Practice Fellowship Recipients by Deborah Klimburg-Salter This report is available as a web page or a .pdf file.
	1999 Contemplative Practice Fellowship Program Report by Frederick Buell This report is available as a .pdf file (240kb).
	Mindfulness and Education by Robert Thurman This publication is available as a web page or as a .pdf file
	The Contemplative Life and the Teaching of the Humanities by Brain Stock This publication is available as a web page or as a .pdf file
	Catalyzing Movement Toward a More Contemplative / Sacred-Appreciating / Non-Dualistic Society by Jon Kabat-Zinn This publication is available as a web page or as a .pdf file
	Meditation, Social Change, and Undergraduate Education by Steven C. Rockefeller This publication is available as a web page or as a .pdf file

Transformative and Spiritual Dimensions of Higher Education

In summer of 2002, The Fetzer Institute contracted with Arthur Zajonc of Amherst College, Maia Duerr of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, and Diana Dana of the University of Massachusetts and The Community for Integrative Learning & Action to conduct a survey of Transformative and Spiritual Dimensions of Higher Education.The purpose of the survey was to document academic programs and other initiatives in North American universities and colleges that incorporate elements of transformative learning, including contemplative practices. More than 150 academic professionals responded to the online questionnaire and 22 people were interviewed by phone.

The report will serve as the basis for the Fetzer Institute to discuss strategies to support transformative, spiritual, and contemplative dimensions of higher education. The case studies provide a closer look at how six professors have introduced contemplative practices into their classrooms and programs.

	Report on the Survey of Transformative and Spiritual Dimensions of Higher Education by Maia Duerr
	Case Studies by Maia Duerr

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