Fresh From the UIA (Scholarship to Practice)

The University Innovation Alliance offers another collection of wisdom for higher education leaders about to start the new academic year. Topics include COVID readiness, communication, learning about leadership on the job, and putting students first.

Bryan Brayboy, President's Professor, School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University, discusses indigenous students' challenges in higher ed, efforts and missteps of institutions addressing Native populations' needs, and the deep history of rights and responsibilities in U.S. democracy.

TJ Stewart, Assistant Professor of Student Affairs & Higher Education at Iowa State University, discusses unrecognized student groups in need of equitable treatment, the myths and realities of critical race theory, and faculty and staff activism in the interest of social justice.

Chantal Levesque-Bristol, Executive Director of the Center for Instructional Excellence at Purdue University, discusses student-centered learning: what it is, what it isn't, and how it can be used in equitable learning outcomes for marginalized or minoritized student populations.

Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab, professor of sociology and medicine at Temple University and founder of the nonprofit Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, talks about the prevalence of food and housing insecurity among the higher ed population, and how schools can address these realities.

Dr. Kristen Renn, Professor of Higher Education and Associate Dean at Michigan State University, describes how remote learning has challenged LGBTQ students during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how campuses can build a more inclusive climate when students return.