Scholarly Platforms for Advancing Research and Knowledge
Academic Excellence, Authentic Community.
Scholarly Platforms for Advancing Research and Knowledge
Academic Excellence, Authentic Community.
Mission
Mission
SPARK creates spaces for research, reflection, and restoration—advancing scholarship and community for those transforming higher education through their work, presence, and lived experiences.
Vision
Mission
We envision an academic landscape where knowledge is expansive, community is intentional, and institutions are shaped by those they once overlooked.
Values
Values
- Transformation
Sparking change across institutions, culture, and lives. - Authenticity
Honoring lived experience and honest expression. - Community
Cultivating spaces of connection, care, and collective growth. - Courage
Naming truth, challenging limits, building better.
Why SPARK Matters
SPARK is home to two groundbreaking national platforms:
SPARK FWCA
A community for those navigating academic spaces while carrying more—offering connection, healing, and transformative development.
SPARK DHE (Dear Higher Education)
An open-access publishing project where scholars write to the academy itself—sharing personal insight, institutional critique, and future-forward ideas
As a 501(c)(3), SPARK offers individuals, foundations, and corporate partners the opportunity to invest in the next generation of scholars, leaders, and courageous storytellers. Your support sustains:
- Virtual and in-person gatherings that build community across institutions and generations
- Publishing platforms that elevate voices often unheard in mainstream academia
- Programs that affirm lived experience as a source of expertise in a meaningful way.
When you give to SPARK, you’re investing in bold ideas, brave communities, and a better future for higher education. To learn more about tax-exempt contribution, email: info@sparkacademic.org