Just as higher education seeks to teach its students to be leaders, so may higher education faculty serve the community by teaching its leaders. In the spring of 1998, two department chairs at Albright College created a community leadership institute for parents in Reading, Pennsylvania, to become effective advocates for their children s education. Fifty parents were recruited through the local school district. These parents attended ongoing workshops presented by faculty members on such topics as government processes, public school administration, and public speaking.
