Warren Joins Campus Compact Cohort, Expands National Reach for L&C Partnerships

Sarah Warren has been accepted into the 2026-27 Campus Compact Mid-Career Learning Community cohort. This opportunity brings together a diverse group of community engagement practitioners to collaborate, share learnings, and build networks.

February 09, 2026
Sarah Warren, Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology and Latin American Studies, Executive Director of Community Partnerships
Sarah Warren, executive director of community partnerships and associate professor of Sociology and Latin America Studies

The Campus Compact Mid-Career Learning Community has accepted Sarah Warren into its newest cohort. Sarah Warren, executive director of community partnerships and associate professor of Sociology and Latin America Studies, joins a cohort of 15 community engagement practitioners and community-engaged faculty from across the country.

“Being part of this national cohort will help support our community engagement work at L&C,” Warren said. “I’m looking forward to building connections with others, learning from them and sharing our work with them.”

Campus Compact is the largest and oldest higher education association dedicated to higher education civic and community engagement. Its mission is to empower colleges and universities to advance their academic and civic missions by partnering with communities to address complex social issues and further equity, justice, and prosperity for all.

Each cohort is diverse demographically, geographically, and by institution type, and individuals are selected because they are engaged in important civic and community engagement work.

The 2026-27 cohort includes:
  • Ben Belz, John Hopkins University
  • Heather Craigie, John Caroll University
  • Jeannine East, Northern Illinois University
  • Anna-Margaret Goldman, Auburn University
  • Jennifer Groce, Northern Illinois University
  • Teresa Hold, Weber State University
  • Derek Johnson, Macalester College
  • Abby Juhasz, Whitman College
  • Natalie Ooi, University of Colorado Boulder
  • Cristina Santana, Worcester State University
  • Emily Seru, Carleton College
  • Rochelle Smarr, University of California - San Diego
  • Michael Valliant, Indiana University - Bloomington
  • Sarah Warren, Lewis & Clark College
  • Amber West, University of California - Los Angeles

Over the course of a year, each cohort will participate in a variety of structured activities and core programmatic elements, collaborate, share learnings, network with likeminded peers and enhance their effectiveness.

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