Faculty in U.S. colleges and universities need to be skilled in the assessment of student learning and in the use of evidence gathered from this assessment to improve teaching and program design. Indeed, the argument can be made that, to the extent that improving the quality of U.S. higher education means improved teaching and learning, ensuring that faculty have at least a basic understanding of learning assessment is essential.

The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, also known as the McNair Scholars Program, is the largest federal effort aimed at preparing low-income, first-generation in college and minority undergraduates to pursue doctoral studies. The McNair Scholars Program is funded through the U.S. Department of Education’s TRIO programs and provides participants with research internships, faculty mentors, opportunities to present and publish results of their research, undergraduate teaching experience, and assistance with applying to and preparing for graduate school.

Registration Materials, Fees and Deadlines

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The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) has been awarded a 3-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) (grant # 1138814) to examine completion and attrition among underrepresented minorities in STEM doctoral programs. The project, referred to as CGS’s Doctoral Initiative on Minority Attrition and Completion (DIMAC), will examine qualitative and quantitative data across a diverse set of institutions, including some that have been funded by NSF’s Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program.

Associate:

BryanLGH College of Health Sciences

International:

Abu Dhabi University
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
National University of Singapore

R. Scott Beard is Dean, Graduate Studies and Continuing Education at Shepherd University. He replaces Russell Porter.

Debra Boyd is Vice President for Academic Affairs and Acting Dean, Graduate School at Winthrop University. She replaces Yvonne Murnane.