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How to Fix Diversity and Equity
Ritualized regimes of political expression must be rejected.
Illustration by The Chronicle May 27, 2021
Academic twitter lit up with acclaim when Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis announced that it had approved “new promotion and tenure options based on diversity, equity and inclusion work” earlier this month. A computer-science professor captured the prevailing sentiment: “Such amazing news! I hope more and more institutions will take this path.”
We can be certain that they will. Unfortunately, not only will this path fall short of its intended goals, but it will pose a serious threat to academic freedom.
Image: Penn State Behrend
NSF grant expands project, which began in 2011 April 27, 2021
A tutoring method developed at Penn State Behrend is now being tested at three other universities, where STEM instructors and campus writing centers are collaborating to help students write better technical reports. The National Science Foundation is supporting the project with a $588,000 grant.
The three-year study expands the WATTS tutoring method, which stands for “Writing Assignment Tutor Training in STEM.” The approach, which provides tutors with course-specific glossaries and guidance from faculty members, was first implemented at Penn State Behrend in 2011. It is now being tested at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indiana University-Purdue University at Columbus and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
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