as you may have heard when it was initially reported here, 瑞士vs喀麦隆走地 was selected to receive an inclusive excellence-3 grant, funded by the howard hughes medical institute science education program, to support inclusive learning and exploration. funded by this grant and co-sponsoring departments, there are several upcoming events on inclusive learning that program co-directors cynthia brame and kathy friedman invite you to attend. please make note of them in your calendars!

• “using las in a stem course: principles and practices, benefits and costs” (thursday, january 26, 4:00-5:00 p.m. in mrbiii 1220) with faculty panel, elizabeth catania, thomas clements, alice mark, and tara todd (co-sponsored by the department of chemistry)

• “decentering grades in a large introductory stem course: an experiment with ungrading” (thursday, february 16, 4:00-5:00 p.m. in mrbiii 1220) with lily claiborne (co-sponsored by the department of earth & environmental sciences)

• “the role of faculty mindsets in stem students’ motivation and achievement” (tuesday, february 28, 4:00-5:00 p.m. on zoom, register here) with katherine muenks, asst prof in educational psychology, university of texas, austin (co-sponsored by the department of biological sciences)

• “what do we know about the impact of las? lessons from the literature and local experiments”(tuesday, april 4, 4:00-5:00 p.m. in stevenson 5326) with katie clements, kathy friedman, adriane seiffert, and savanna starko (co-sponsored by the department of physics & astronomy and the department of chemistry)

• “policies and practices to foster student motivation and success: lessons from a faculty learning community” (thursday, april 20, 4:00-5:00 in mrbiii 1220) (co-sponsored by the department of mathematics)