The Alternative Higher Education Network was formally brought into existence at a conference on Alternative Colleges at Hampshire College, January 26-28, 1996. Present at this meeting were students and alumni from Hampshire College, Prescott College, the Paracollege at St. Olaf's, the Johnston Center at the University of Redlands, as well as Jerry Mintz, director of the Alternative Education Resource organization. The conference incorporated workshops by the participants, panel discussions by participants and faculty members, and organizational meetings devoted to the formation of the Network. The Network intends to retain its emphasis on student involvement, but it also intends to reach out to involve all those interested in alternative higher education, including faculty, administrators, parents, and future students. The Network is intended as an umbrella organization whose projects are linked.
Individual projects are the emphasis, rather than the organization itself.
Currently, the Network has an email discussion list. Next year's conference will be held at the Johnston Center, in southern California, and the opportunity to hold annual conferences is intended as a shared opportunity, with a different school hosting each year. Other specific project ideas include alumnus networking and faculty exchanges. View our web page . Find more projects on the web page.