Excellence: A Critical Examination of Accountability
May 30, 2019
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2:00 pm
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3:00 pm UTC-5
This webinar will outline 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 will present their Agreements for Excellence in undergraduate science education, as well as critically examine 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 can expect to be actively engaged in the iterative work of not only understanding the Agreements for Excellence, but also in critically examining and critiquing their suitability and overall utility in reforming undergraduate science education at all institution types. Members of the commission will also share their insights and perspectives on the impact of the HHMI Inclusive Excellence Initiative on national undergraduate STEM reform.