Thomas Andrew Bryer is a Professor in the School of Public Administration at the University of Central Florida, USA, and in the Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania. He has won multiple awards for his research, teaching, and service.

1 Purpose and Overview; PART I The Community Engaged University 2 Public Value and the University; 3 Social Impact and the University; 4 Politics of University Social Impact in Democracies; PART II Case Studies in Community Engaged Teaching and Learning 5 Introduction to Cases; 6 Students as Professional Citizens; 7 Deliberative Public Problem Solving; 8 Conversing with Strangers about Institutional Racism; 9 Discovering Solutions to Maximize COVID¿19 Vaccine Participation through Public Conversation; 10 Building New Dialogues about Critical Race Theory in Divided Communities; 11 Coproducing Community Conversations on Divisive Issues; 12 Synthesis of Findings across Cases; PART III Case Studies on Professional Development for Democratic Renewal in Divided Communities 13 Strengthening Democracy in Cities and Counties: An Introduction; 14 Combating Disinformation in Local Governments; 15 Preparing Relationally Intelligent Local Government Managers; PART IV Reflections for the Future 16 Future of Community¿Engaged Teaching and Learning: Public Value, Social Impact, and Politics; 17 Strategies for the Community¿Engaged University; Appendix 1: Syllabus for Public Service Leadership; Appendix 2: Final Issue Maps (Public Service Leadership); Appendix 3: Syllabus for Deliberative Public Problem Solving; Appendix 4: Deliberative Public Problem Solving: Sample Issue Map; Appendix 5: Syllabus for MPA Capstone (Fall 2020); Appendix 6: Syllabus for MPA Capstone (Spring 2021); Appendix 7: Syllabus for MPA Capstone (Fall 2021); Appendix 8: Syllabus for MPA Capstone (Fall 2022)

This book presents a coherent argument for higher education institutions to not only encourage students to engage in their communities, but to develop themselves as community engaged institutions. It is grounded in a case-based design, offering concrete examples of teaching and learning strategies that promote public value.