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The ever-increasing diversification of higher education necessitates a greater understanding of factors that support the changing needs of students and faculty. The Fall 2015 edition of the CHAE report showcases the work of Center faculty in this realm.

The Center for Higher and Adult Education (CHAE) is pleased to announce the release of the Fall 2015 Center Report featuring an engaging array of stories focused on the work of the Center faculty and their colleagues. The Fall 2015 issue provides a bridge between the conceptual and the practical with stories focused on: re-examining the way leadership is taught to undergraduates, exploring issues of success for students with minoritized identities, and examining conditions in which faculty can thrive at various stages of their careers.  The Fall 2015 CHAE report is available for download below.   

Narratives highlighted in the current issue include:

  • Reimagining the Way We Teach Leadership - featuring William Arnold's work to redevelop the curriculum and instruction design of EAD 315, an undergraduate leadership class at MSU.
  • The Role of Retired Faculty Organizations and Emeritus Colleges in Higher Education - featuring Roger Baldwin's research to understand how retired faculty organizations (RFOs) operate within and outside of university environments. 
  • Using Cogenerative Dialogues In Graduate Studies - featuring Ginny Jones's efforts to utilize cogenerative dialogue in graduate education as a pedagogical tool for illuminating issues of power in the classroom 
  • Exploring the Mobility Rates of Foreign Born Faculty - featuring Dongbin Kim's research on the mobility rate and the leave intentions of foreign-born faculty in American higher education
  • The Role of Relationships in the Lives of Women Scholars - featuring Leslie Gonazalez's research on the role that academic, personal, and familial roles play in the lives of women academics
  • The National Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans*, and Queer (LGBTQ+) College Student Success - featuring Kris Renn and colleagues' efforts to understand how environmental, institutional, and personal factors promote success for LGBTQ+ students
  • Assessing Pathways to Retention in Undergraduate Stem Education - featuring Matthew Wawrzynski and his colleagues' efforts to determine if utilizing more active learning techniques in STEM classrooms results in improved retention in undergraduate STEM education 

Learn more! 

The Center for Higher and Adult Education (CHAE) Report is produced each semester, with each issue devoted to highlighting research profiles and some of the recent work of CHAE colleagues and the work of the Center.

Past issues of the CHAE report are available on the CHAE Reports Archive.