The Equity-Excellence Imperative in Action

Steven P. Dandaneau is the executive director of the Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities and the associate provost at Colorado State University.

Table of Contents Preface & Acknowledgements Introduction 1. How MIT Experimented with Grading Policies and Credit Limits to Facilitate Exploration and Reduce Stress, by Kate Weishaar, Ian A. Waitz, Anne Marshall, and Genevre Filiault 2. Preparing for World Readiness through Integrative General Education: The BU Hub, a Case Study from Boston University, by David M. Carballo, Amie E. Grills, and Lynn O'Brien Hallstein 3. Purdue Reimagines General Education, by Melinda S. Zook 4. General Education for World Readiness and the Whole Student at the University of Texas at Austin, by Hillary Procknow, Jeanette Herman, Lori Holleran Steiker, Kate Lower, Patricia Moran, Jennifer Morgan, and Kathy Uitvlugt 5. Student Success at UIC: A Decade-Long Journey, by Nikos Varelas, Eric Schwarze, Lindsey T. Back, Josephine Volpe, Aisha El-Amin, Fred McCall, and Rosilie Hernandez 6. The Role of Strategic Enrollment Management in the Modern University, by Robert McMaster, Daniel Mann, and Dave Weatherspoon 7. Curricular Analytics, by Gregory L. Heileman, Ahmad Slim, Michael D. Toland, Hayden W. Free, David M. Dueber, Erin E. Helbig, and Chaouki T. Abdallah 8. Impact of Leadership Structure on Implementing the Equity-Excellence Imperative in Teaching and Learning, by Michael Dennin and Brian Sato 9. Seeing the "LITE": The Role of Leadership, Intentionality, Technology, and Envisioning in Enhancing Student Success at Morgan State University, by Kara Miles Turner 10. At the Intersection of Wellness and Belonging: Mental Health and Inclusion, by Jose A. Villalba, Denisha Champion, and Malika Roman Isler 11. Supporting VITAL Faculty to be Successful in Creating Equity and Excellence, by Adrianna Kezar and KC Culver 12. Advancing the Equity-Excellence Imperative through Faculty Rewards and Incentives at the University of Maryland, by Jennifer King Rice and KerryAnn O'Meara 13. Achieving Hispanic Student Success: Stories and Advice from Five University of Texas (UT) Institutions, by Maria Yareli Delgado, Richard Flores, Archie Holmes, Roy Mathew, Marisela Tamez Myers, Heather Shipley, and Christine Shupala 14. Narratives Matter: HBCUs and the Boyer 2030 Commission's Equity-Excellence Imperative for Undergraduate Education, by Melanie Carter 15. Technology and Online Curriculum Broaden Access to High-Impact Practices at Arizona State University, by Ara Austin, Anne K. Jones, Jennifer A. Malerich, and Noah Rost 16. How Shifting Towards Shared Advising Models Positively Impacts Student Success, by April Belback, Elly Brenner, Laura Johnson, Claire Robinson, Catherine Shaw, and Julia Spears 17. The Student Experience Project: Applying a Holistic Model for Institutional Transformation, by Sophie Kuchynka, Christine Logel, Kathryn Boucher, Krysti Ryan, and Mary Murphy 18. Scaling High-Impact Practices to Promote Excellence and Equity: The Florida State University Approach, by Joseph O'Shea, Allison B. Peters, Pei Hu, and DeOnte Brown 19. Equity-Excellence in the First-Year Experience at the University of Colorado, Boulder, by Daryl Joji Maeda and Joe Thomas 20. The SEISMIC Collaboration: Equity Data, Diverse Teams, and Institutional Buy-In for Structural Reform, by Nita A. Tarchinski, J. W. Hammond, Susan J. Cheng, Daniel Guberman, Sara E. Brownell, Rebecca L Matz, Kal Holder, Chandralekha Singh, Stefano Fiorini, Ashley Atkinson, Chantal Levesque-Bristol, and Timothy A. McKay 21. Higher Education in 2030-Futuristic and Analog Musings, by Hugh R. Page Jr. 22. Transforming Student Success at the University of Kentucky, by Kirsten Turner and Eric Monday 23. Marshall for All, Marshall Forever-Marshalling Impact in West Virginia, by Brad D. Smith 24. Assessment in Action: Strategies for Enhancing Equity and Excellence, by Matthew Trevett-Smith, Nicole N. Long, and Lynn Okagaki Conclusion List of Contributors