The Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education (ACMHE), a multidisciplinary professional academic association of academic scholars and administrators, has convened conferences annually since 2009. These gatherings explore the many ways that contemplative practices serve teaching, learning and knowing in higher education.
Save the date! The 6th Annual ACMHE Conference will be held at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, October 10-12, 2014. More information and the call for presentations will be posted in April.
Past ACMHE Conference Reports
- Report on the 2013 ACMHE Conference
Report on the 2013 ACMHE Conference:
“Integrity of Practice: A Contemplative Vision for Higher Education”
Amherst College, Amherst, MA
November 8-10, 2013 - Report on the 2012 ACMHE Conference
Report on the 2012 ACMHE Conference:
“Contemplative Approaches in the Diverse Academic Community: Inquiry, Connection, Creativity, and Insight”
Amherst College, Amherst, MA
September 21-23, 2012 - Report on the 2011 ACMHE Conference: The Contemplative Campus
Report on the 2011 ACMHE Conference:
The Contemplative Campus
Amherst College, Amherst, MA
November 11-13, 2011 - Report on the 2010 ACMHE Conference: The Contemplative Academy
Report on the 2010 ACMHE Conference:
The Contemplative Academy
Amherst College, Amherst, MA
September 24-26, 2010
Past Conference Programs
2013 Conference: Integrity of Practice: A Contemplative Vision for Higher Education (.pdf)
2012 Conference: Contemplative Approaches in the Diverse Academic Community: Inquiry, Connection, Creativity, and Insight (.pdf)
2011 Conference: The Contemplative Campus (.pdf)
2010 Conference: The Contemplative Academy (.pdf)
2009 Conference: The Contemplative Heart of Higher Education (.pdf)
2012 ACMHE Conference Keynote
Contemplating Race, Law, and Justice: Some Notes on Pedagogy for Changing the World
Rhonda V. Magee, Chair of the Board of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, Professor of Law and Co-Director, Center for Teaching Excellence, University of San Francisco
Learn more about the 2013 conference at ACMHEconference.org
2013 Conference Steering Committee
Dorothe Bach
Associate Professor and Associate Director, Teaching Resource Center, University of Virginia
Daniel Barbezat
Professor of Economics, Amherst College
Anne Beffel
Associate Professor of Art, Design, and Transmedia, Syracuse University
Michelle Francl
Professor of Chemistry, Bryn Mawr College
Alfred Kaszniak
Professor of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Neurology, University of Arizona
David Levy
Professor, The Information School, University of Washington
Sharan Strange
Senior Lecturer, English, Spelman College