Elon University Ghana Winter Term 2013

IRB-Approved Global Studies Research

by Amanda Sturgill Any time you are studying student learning is a good time to make sure that your intended study is ethical and beneficial. Studying student learning in a global context means the people your students are learning with,…

Ghana Winter Term 2013 Elon Study Abroad

The Other Side of the Cultural Divide

by Amanda Sturgill I just got back from working at an international event in Marrakesh, Morocco. The event has participants from 63 countries, the majority of whom travel a great distance to attend, and many of whom are college students….

Brad Wuetherick

Scaling Undergraduate Research Access and Success

What can faculty mentors and institutions do to scale access to and student success in undergraduate research? We asked participants in the Center’s research seminar on Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research to share strategies for extending access and success. The scholars emphasize that: Acknowledging…

Laura Behling

Institutional Practices to Foster Undergraduate Research Mentoring

What can institutions do to help faculty become good mentors of undergraduate research? We asked participants in the Center’s research seminar on Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research to share institutional practices that foster mentoring of undergraduate research. As the scholars discuss, institutions can…

A team of interactive media students arrive on location in Costa Rica

Diverse Contexts of Mentoring

by Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler In the recent AAC&U symposium entitled, America’s Global Future:  Are College Students Prepared?, presenters and participants grappled with such difficult questions as “What do our students need from their college studies to contribute and thrive in a 21st-century…

Ashley Finley

Ashley Finley on Assessment in Higher Education

Just in time for the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) Centennial Annual Meeting, the Center is pleased to release a series of video interviews with Ashley Finley about assessment in higher education. Finley is the senior director of…