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Pillars / Thought Leadership

Faculty Engagement & Thought Leadership

Convenings, research translation, and publishing that bridge scholarship and practice — connecting academic insight to real-world social innovation.

What this pillar enables

Thought leadership strengthens the field through convenings, briefs, and research translation — connecting academic insight to real-world application and elevating the institution's contribution to social innovation.

Who it serves

Faculty publishing and translating research. Students learning from evidence, frameworks, and lived practice. Alumni and partners engaging through convenings and shared knowledge.

What we produce

SEID Briefs, convening recaps, applied insights, case studies, and research-to-practice outputs.

Engagement Areas

Research Collaboration

Faculty propose interdisciplinary research projects that engage students and external partners around complex social and environmental problems.

Applied Modules & Cases

Co-developing case studies, teaching modules, and applied learning experiences that connect classroom theory to real-world practice.

Convenings & Speaker Series

Faculty-led forums, panels, and speaker series that bridge academic scholarship and practitioner expertise.

SEID Briefs

Research-to-practice publications translating faculty scholarship into accessible insights for students, policymakers, and practitioners.

Practitioner Engagement

Facilitating connections between faculty research and on-the-ground innovation through partnerships, field projects, and advisory networks.

SEID Briefs

Research-to-practice publishing

SEID Briefs translate faculty scholarship and field research into accessible, practitioner-focused publications. Each brief connects academic rigor to real-world application for students, policymakers, and social innovators.

Read SEID Briefs

Concise, evidence-based analysis of social and environmental issues

Written for mixed audiences: practitioners, students, and policymakers

Grounded in Dartmouth faculty research and field data

Published in partnership with external experts and collaborators

Interested in collaborating?

Faculty are invited to propose research collaborations, contribute teaching modules, and engage with SEID's interdisciplinary programs.

Propose a Collaboration

Explore the other pillars

Curriculum, co-curricular programs, and experiential learning.