Mary-Ann Winkelmes (Provost's Office) and UNLV's Transparency in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Project now are involved in leading a national effort through the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U). Part of the AAC&U'S ongoing Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP) Initiative, this new project focuses on effective practices for increasing historically underserved students' success in college. The project examines the degree to which greater faculty intentionality in clearly articulating expectations for students' learning can help to increase student success. It also explores how problem-centered instructional strategies can help deepen student learning. Winkelmes has been named a senior fellow at the AAC&U and will oversee UNLV's role in helping the AAC&U administer this new project at a group of minority-serving institutions to be chosen through a competitive application process.
