Institutional Change Projects
Learn more about our currents projects leading change from within the classroom
Equity-Based Teaching in Higher Education: The Levers That Institutions Can Use for Scaling Improvement
In this report, the Equity-Based Teaching Collective describes what we mean by equity-based teaching (EBT)–an approach that can support the academic success of Black, Latine, Indigenous and Low-Income (BLILI) students across disciplines–and articulate an ecosystem approach of how different stakeholders can interact to produce equity-based teaching and outcomes for BLILI students. We identify policies, programs, and practices for EBT improvement for different actors in the ecosystem.
Publications
Who Teaches Introductory Biology?
Who Teaches Introductory Biology? National Patterns of Contingent and Ladder Faculty Assignments in Gateway Courses – Introductory biology courses are a critical gateway to STEMM pathways, shaping students’ academic trajectories, identity development, and persistence in science majors. These courses often enroll large numbers of first- and second-year undergraduates and serve both intended STEMM majors and non-majors fulfilling general education requirements. The ability of institutions to support student success in these courses increases long-term diverse participation in the life sciences. Accordingly, national concerns about student success and representation in STEM have increasingly turned attention to the instructional conditions in gateway science courses, including who teaches them, how instruction is organized, and whether these structures reproduce or mitigate inequities.
Diversifying the Professoriate
ETL examines how we can transform the academy to be more equitable to the faculty of color in academia. Toward that end, please explore related publications and resources below.
Publications
Good Intentions Are Not Enough
Hunter, T., Ives, J., Castillo-Montoya, M., & Elgoharry, A. (2025). Good intentions are not enough: A systematic review of policy and practice recommendations to retain and promote racially and ethnically minoritized faculty. Innovative Higher Education.