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Civil Rights and Civic Virtue Society
The mission of the Auburn University at Montgomery Civil Rights & Civic Virtue Society is to foster civic identity, commitment, and civic-mindedness through community-engaged learning experiences.
This project investigates whether increasing virtue literacy, civil rights literacy, and community engagement cultivates civic virtue in Montgomery, Alabama. Addressing university and local needs within the Civil Rights Movement’s birthplace, it fosters community-engaged learning and strengthens university-community partnerships regarding historical injustice. A central Civil Rights and Civic Virtue Society, comprising students, faculty, staff, and advisors, will develop curricular (summer seminar, communities of practice, first-year seminars) and co-curricular (service, scholar/leader events, annual conference) activities linking civic virtues with local civil rights history. A website will feature activities and recordings.
The project aims to determine if community of practice participation boosts civic engagement and reflection on civic identity, and if civil rights-focused curricula enhance virtue and civil rights literacy. By answering these questions, this initiative seeks to solidify the university’s role as a community partner and advance understanding of character education in higher education within the specific context of Montgomery’s civil rights legacy.
The program is possible through a grant from the John Templeton Foundation.
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A Year in Review
The mission of the Civil Rights & Civic Virtue Society is to foster civic identity, commitment, and civic-mindedness through community-engaged learning activities. The following booklets highlight some of the key activities and achievements in our third year of grant funding.
The mission of the Civil Rights & Civic Virtue Society is to foster civic identity, commitment, and civic-mindedness through community engaged learning activities. The following booklets highlight some of the key activities and achievements in our second year of grant funding.
The mission of the Civil Rights & Civic Virtue Society is to foster civic identity, commitment, and civic-mindedness through community engaged learning activities. The following booklets highlight some of the key activities and achievements in our first year of grant funding.