
Webinar
Excellence: A Critical Examination of Accountability
May 30, 2019
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This webinar outlined the most recent work of the AAC&U Inclusive Excellence Commission—the evaluative partner of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Inclusive Excellence Initiative. Members of the commission presented their Agreements for Excellence in undergraduate science education, as well as critically examined the most salient challenges limiting higher education’s capacity to cultivate and harness scientific creativity from the widest possible range of perspectives, worldviews, and disciplinary expertise. Webinar attendees were actively engaged not only in the iterative work of understanding the Agreements for Excellence but also in critically examining and critiquing their suitability and overall utility in reforming undergraduate science education at all institutional types. Members of the commission also shared their insights and perspectives on the impact of the HHMI Inclusive Excellence Initiative on national undergraduate STEM reform.
Moderator
Kelly Mack
Vice President of Undergraduate STEM Education and Executive Director of Project Kaleidoscope, AAC&U
Presenters
Tykeia Robinson
Assistant Director of Research and Policy, Office of Undergraduate STEM Education, AAC&UMelvin Hall
Professor of Education Psychology, Northern Arizona UniversityJohn Matsui
Director, Biology Scholars Program & Assistant Dean, Biological Sciences, University of California, BerkeleyPatrice McDermott
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyKate Winter
Independent Evaluation Consultant, Kate Winter Evaluation