Boulder professor honored for teaching community engagement

Ben Kirshner, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado at Boulder School of Education

University of Colorado at Boulder School of Education Assistant Professor Ben Kirshner received the 2009 Ernest A. Lynton Citation for Distinguished Engaged Scholarship. The New England Resource Center for Higher Education confers the recognition on early career faculty for connecting teaching, research and service to community engagement. By reinforcing the integration between these three components of scholarship, the organization aims to help institutions of higher education teach students how to fulfill their academic and civic missions.