Date for 3rd Annual ACMHE Conference Announced!

This year's 3rd Annual Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education is set for the 11th to the 13th of November at Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts. The conference will focus on contemplative approaches to teaching, learning and knowing taking place campus-wide in institutions higher education.

The keynote address on Friday, November 11 will be given by Mirabai Bush, the founding director of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society. Contributed papers, a poster session, and artistic presentations as well as plenary speakers, panels and practice sessions will explore the ways that contemplative practices serve higher education. As educators and administrators integrate these practices into classrooms, studios, and co-curricular initiatives, they are learning how they develop greater mindfulness, open heartedness, and insight.

Call for Papers
The conference welcomes proposals concerning contemplative pedagogy, methodology and epistemology within and across disciplines and through co-curricular initiatives. Submissions of proposals for panel discussions and workshops are also invited.

Registration is at Converse Hall on Friday, November 11, 2011 from 6:00 - 7:00 pm.

For more information, visit www.acmhe.org.

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