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Ethnography of the University Initiative

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The Ethnography of the University Initiative EUI [www.eui.uiuc.edu] engages students in research on what they know and care about: their own universities. Student work is public and preserved, housed in a dynamic on-line archive designed to encourage future generations of students to build on past student research. EUI guides students to think about colleges and universities in relation to their communities as well as in national and global contexts. EUI researchers reflect on their findings to identify concrete ways that the University can better fulfill its many missions. EUI leads students to become engaged citizens, actively and critically contributing to public life.

Collections in this community

• Diversity on Campus/Equity and Access [101 items]

  This collection examines ways in which the U.S. university and the American college experience are affected by diversity, and difference. In particular, these student projects examine experiences of diversity on campus, including important contemporary social, cultural, and political debates on equity and access to university resources.

• Globalization and the University [31 items]

  This collection examines the influence of globalization on the university and the university's place in a burgeoning world market for higher education.

• Student Communities and Culture [177 items]

  The university offers an extraordinary opportunity to study and document student communities, life, and culture. This collection includes research on the activities, clubs, and durable social networks that comprise sometimes the greater portion of the university experience for students.

• Student Learning [25 items]

  This collection examines student learning both in and beyond the classroom.

• Technology and Student Life [8 items]

  This collection appreciates and investigates the meanings and impact of new technologies on students' social lives, learning, and group formation.

• The University and the Community [71 items]

  This collection of student research interrogates the relationships between the university and the local community.

• University Units and Institutional Transformation [34 items]

  Projects in this collection explore institutional growth and change as seen in the histories and practices of university units and programs.

• Working at the University [4 items]

  This collection documents the experiences of those who are employed by the university.