AAC&U Board of Directors Announces Support for Recommendations in The Opportunity Equation, A New Report From The Carnegie Corporation’s Commission on Mathematics and Science Education
AAC&U announced today that it has joined with more than 65 groups in endorsing the findings and recommendations of the report, The Opportunity Equation: Transforming Mathematics and Science Education for Citizenship and the Global Economy. This report is part of the launch for a national mobilization to achieve high levels of math and science learning in secondary and post-secondary education. AAC&U will advance the initiative and its recommendations through new and ongoing science reform projects, including its partnership with Project Kaleidoscope, its VALUE assessment project, its Shared Futures initiative, and its new efforts to align curricular goals and standards across high school, two-year, and four-year institutions. See the press release to learn more.
National Council for Research on Women Presents 2009 Award to New AAC&U Report on Women’s Progress in Higher Education AAC&U has been awarded the National Council for Research on Women’s (NCRW) Research and Scholarship Award for its recent report, A Measure of Equity: Women’s Progress in Higher Education. Senior Vice President and Director of AAC&U’s Program on the Status and Education of Women Caryn McTighe Musil accepted the award at the NCRW annual conference in New York on June 10. The award recognized AAC&U for “outstanding research and production of knowledge built on theoretical perspectives that advance understanding of the experiences of women and/or girls in society.” A Measure of Equity was written by Judy Touchton, with Caryn McTighe Musil and Kathryn Peltier Campbell. To learn more about the report, A Measure of Equity: Women’s Progress in Higher Education, click here. See the press release to learn more.
UW System Announces Winners of Annual Liberal Arts Essay Scholarship Competition Three students from University of Wisconsin System campuses have been named recipients of the annual UW System Liberal Arts Essay Scholarship Competition, launched as part of the LEAP initiative in WI. “The UW System Liberal Arts Scholarship Competition…highlights the extent to which a liberal arts and science education provides students with the critical thinking, communication and problem-solving skills they need to succeed in the global knowledge economy of the 21st century,” said UW System President Kevin Reilly. See the winning essays and more information about LEAP Wisconsin.
The June/July issue of AAC&U News features a college–community partnership spearheaded at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts; new data about military veterans on campus; an opinion piece on the value of a liberal education, and the latest news about AAC&U meetings, projects, and publications.
As more women move into positions of leadership in higher education (and exercise leadership from invisible spaces), they have an opportunity to transform institutional cultures for the better. This issue's authors explore the various ways women are building more inclusive institutions, enacting their visionary designs through individual leadership and organized programs.
This Peer Review addresses specific challenges faculty are facing in the classroom today. It explores issues related to developing collaborative and hands-on learning opportunities, research on the relationship between expectations and achievement, and ways to teach about controversial subjects and issues that challenge students’ deeply held beliefs.
