How "Non Satis Scire" Has Guided Educational Innovation and Social Change for 40 Years: Insights From Hampshire College and the Five College Consortium

Session Submission Type: Invited Session

Abstract

Since 1970 Non Satis Scire has been the motto of Hampshire College; the youngest member of the Five College Consortium with Amherst, Mount Holyoke, and Smith colleges and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Hampshire gives no grades and has no pre-determined majors; academic progression is inquiry/project-based and focused on learning how to learn; making a difference is a core value.

Members of the Five College and Hampshire communities discuss the history and impact of the Non Satis Scire motto and share how Hampshire’s curricular, pedagogical and institutional innovations might a) inform Pre-K - 20 education in the 21st Century and b) help education researchers better impact educational practice.

Sub Unit

• Presidential Session

Cosponsor

• Division F - Historical Inquiry in Education

Chair

• Sousan Arafeh, Southern Connecticut State University

Papers

• "Non Satis Scire" and the Making of a College: Historical Perspectives on Crafting Innovation in Education - Charles Longsworth, Hampshire College

• "Non Satis Scire" and the Five College System: Thoughts on Innovation, Disruption, and Diversity in Higher Education - Neal Abraham, Five Colleges Incorporated

• "Non Satis Scire" in the 21st Century: What a Visionary College Sees in Today’s Future - Merle S Bruno, Hampshire College

• Applying "Non Satis Scire" in 2012: A Current Student’s Perspective - Staci Akselrod, Hampshire College

• Interpreting "Non Satis Scire": The Importance of Research/Knowledge Impacts and Inputs - Sousan Arafeh, Southern Connecticut State University