The notion of public scholarship is predicated on a relationship between the scholar’s work and public life. Because the specific disciplines, topics and interests within the academy are so broad, there is an endless array of opportunities to share insights with various audiences. Classifying public scholarship activities into 7 broad categories – research centers, resource centers, consulting, workshops, writing for public consumption, community-based projects, and organizing/working with students – this page highlights some of the ways that faculty in the Communication department at the University of Washington have created bridges between their work and audiences outside of the academy. While these categorizations and compilation of projects are not exhaustive, these projects do illustrate that academic research is indeed germane to public life. They also demonstrate the many ways of sharing this research with the public.

Research Centers

Resource Centers

Consulting

Workshops

Writing for Public Consumption

Community-Based Projects

Organizing Students