Grassroots Efforts To Quantify and Improve the Academic Climate of an R1 STEM Department: Using Evidence-Based Discussions To Foster Community
Here, we present the outcomes of a graduate-student-led initiative that sought to assess the issues affecting inclusivity, diversity, and wellness within the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. We report how the results of a department-tailored academic climate survey were used to develop a method to foster open, productive discussion among graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty.

Fostering Change from Within: Influencing Teaching Practices of Departmental Colleagues by Science Faculty with Education Specialties
× Fostering Change from Within: Influencing Teaching Practices of Departmental Colleagues by Science Faculty with Education Specialties Science faculty with education specialties often have a role in ...

Connecting the Stakeholders: Departments, Policy, and Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education
Naneh Apkarian, Western Michigan University; Dana Kirin, Portland State University; Jessica Gehrtz, Colorado State University; Kristen Vroom, Portland State University
This article reports on major themes that arose from discussions at the Mathematical Association of America's Precalculus to Calculus: Insights and Innovations Conference.

Racial Equity and Justice in Educational Settings
Eboni Zamani-Gallaher
Dr. Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher interviewed Dr. Dafina-Lazarus Stewart, a professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs at Bowling Green State University, about equity, inclusion, justice, and diversity in academic settings, as well as the role of campus leaders. The summary highlights this interview; the full interview is available as the debut episode of the Democracy's College podcast series.

Shaping the Future of Higher Education: Practical, Community-Driven Initiatives to Improve Academic Climate
In this Editorial, we present the history and details of a collaborative effort to improve the academic climate of the Department of Chemistry at University of California, Berkeley.

ACHIEVING SYSTEMIC CHANGE: A SOURCEBOOK FOR ADVANCING AND FUNDING UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION
Catherine L. Fry, Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
This sourcebook is intended as a useful resource for allthose who have a stake in creating STEM solutions forUS society. It addresses the rationale for investing insystemic change throughout higher education, identifiescritical areas for investment, and provides pointers to keyreports and current STEM education reform efforts.

Model Programs for Creating and Sustaining Diversity in STEM
Model Programs for Creating and Sustaining Diversity in STEM Louisiana State University (LSU) is well known for its preeminence in awarding doctoral degrees in chemistry to African Americans. In fact, during the ...

CIRTL INCLUDES: Toward an Alliance to Prepare a National Faculty for Broadening Success of Underrepresented 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Students
CIRTL INCLUDES: Toward an Alliance to Prepare a National Faculty for Broadening Success of Underrepresented 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Students The purpose of this project is to build the foundation for a national ...

The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL): An Overview
The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL): An Overview The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) is a National Science Foundation-funded network of ...

American Association for Community Colleges leadership competencies
American Association for Community Colleges leadership competencies Excellent resources on leadership capabilities needed for developing leaders in community colleges Suggested Citation American Association of ...