We all have many roles in life. Dr. Elizabeth Minnich is no different. She is an essayist, scholar, public speaker, educator, award-winning author, administrator, philosopher, thinker, editor. 

Those roles partly define both her work and her life. Dr. Minnich also is a change agent who has dedicated her career to transformational development in education and democratic practices. 

In 2005 she co-authored with Si Kahn, The Fox in the Henhouse: How Privatization Threatens Democracy, published by Berrett-Kohehler. Order it from Berrett-Koehler. 

Her list of published writing and accolades is long and her commitment to transforming thinking and learning is deep. She is a Senior Scholar at the Association of American Colleges & Universities' Office of Diversity, Equity, and Global Initiatives. 

Identity, Liberal Learning, Democracy: Reflections, featured in "Diversity & Democracy," Volume 13, Number 2 (2010). The link above takes you to the essay on the Diversity and Democracy website. If you would like to download a PDF version, click here.

An October 2004 keynote address by Dr. Minnich published in Issues in Integrative Studies is available for download by clicking on the title: "Reflections on the Wellsprings of Interdisciplinary Studies and Transformative Education" (231k PDF file). 

You may also download "Teaching Thinking: Moral and Political Considerations,", a 650k PDF file of an article published in Change, September/October (2003), pp 19-24. 

On this site you will find selections of her published writing and information about her presentation and consultant availability. Please let us know what you think about what you read here.