We are organizing a series of events in celebration of the 150^th Anniversary of the birth of Gandhi-ji.  We will be holding a major event in India close to the October 2 date, but we are inviting all those interested to consider marking this date in some way, with a talk, a publication, a symposium or something still more creative. What does the life of Gandhi mean for the world today, for higher education, and knowledge democracy?

Featured below and attached please find the Catania Statement, the Sixth Big Tent Global Communique on Higher Education and Engagement released on October 9^th in the City of Catania, Sicily, Italy at the University of Catania on the occasion of the 12th Annual Conference of the PASCAL International Observatory.

There is a new book called, "What Counts: Harnessing Data for America’s Communities," from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and the Urban Institute, which outlines opportunities and challenges for the strategic use of data to reduce poverty, improve health, expand access to quality education, and build stronger communities.