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 and also published in Chinese. 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, right click here and choose "Save Target As" or "Save Link As."

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.