Institute\
2022 AAC&U Knowledge Exchange Institute
Accelerating STEM Higher Education Reform and Broadening Participation
Program Office
Office of Undergraduate STEM Education
Through its Office of Undergraduate STEM Education (OUSE), AAC&U works to empower institutions of higher education to catalyze higher education reform in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
About the Office of Undergraduate STEM Education
Through its Office of Undergraduate STEM Education, AAC&U works to empower institutions of higher education to catalyze higher education reform in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM); lead national efforts that foster discovery and innovation in STEM faculty professional development; and advance equity in service to building a diverse, competitively trained STEM workforce.
Conference on Transforming STEM Higher Education
The AAC&U Conference on Transforming STEM Higher Education advances undergraduate STEM education reform by foregrounding the diverse perspectives, worldviews, voices, and desires of STEM faculty—especially those from groups that have been historically marginalized in STEM. This event provides a deeper understanding of classroom, institutional, and national levers of reform and outlines a national agenda for manipulating those levers to drive discovery, innovation, and social change in STEM higher education.
STEM Education Reform Programs and Initiatives
MyTenure Trek
My Tenure Trek® (MTT) is a powerful professional development tool that provides STEM faculty with real life experiences that mirror the influences of power and privilege in STEM higher education.
Latest Activity
Conference\
2022 Conference on Transforming STEM Higher Education
Accelerating Undergraduate STEM Education Reform
Institute
2022 TIDES Institute
Teaching to Increase Diversity and Equity in STEM (TIDES)
Magazine
All Students Are Science Students
Why we need to educate students to be members of a science-proficient society
Conference\
Nothing Stays the Same: Reflecting on, Reckoning with & Re-Engineering Undergraduate STEM Education
The conference will give rise to a deeper understanding of institutional levers of reform and outline a national agenda for manipulating those levers to drive discovery, innovation, and social change in STEM higher education.
Institute\
2021 PKAL STEM Leadership Institute
Re-Conceptualizing a Better Future for Undergraduate STEM Education
Institute\
2022 PKAL STEM Leadership Institute
Re-Conceptualizing a Better Future for Undergraduate STEM Education
PKAL Regional Network\
Developing Equity and Inclusion at the Department Level
A Virtual Meeting Hosted by Bridgewater State University.
PKAL Regional Network\
Back to Normal? STEM Education and High-Impact Practices Moving Forward
A Virtual Meeting hosted by Westfield State University
PKAL Regional Network\
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in STEM: Practical Applications for the Classroom
A Virtual Event hosted by North Carolina A&T State University and University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
PKAL Regional Network\
STEM Ed in the Time of COVID19
A Virtual Meeting Hosted by Worcester Polytechnic Institute
PKAL Regional Network\
Building an Equitable and Inclusive STEM Community: Best Practices for Faculty
A Virtual Meeting hosted by Westfield State University
PKAL Regional Network\
STEM Instructional Innovations Necessitated by COVID-19: Evolution of Processes Post Pandemic
A Virtual Conference Hosted by Coppin State University
PKAL Regional Network\
Adapting to the Ever-Changing Higher Education Landscape
A Virtual Meeting Hosted by Stetson University
Magazine
Why STEM Students Need to Learn Design Refusal
A rejection of the default mode is, ideally, an invitation to something more equitable
Institute\
2021 Institute on Teaching to Increase Diversity and Equity in STEM (TIDES)
Building Capacity for Culturally Responsiveness in STEM
Magazine
The Struggle for Undergraduate STEM Reform
Why we need to fix ourselves first
Web Exclusive
Transforming STEM Leadership Development
The STEM Leadership Institute® and My Tenure Trek® provide powerful professional development experiences for STEM faculty and administrators
On-Demand Webinar\
STEM Matters: The Formula for Driving Innovation
To succeed, innovative efforts to broaden participation in STEM and to make equity an immutable factor in quality STEM teaching require critical reflection and active engagement from the entire range of stakeholders.
On-Demand Webinar\
First Look: Authentic Perspectives on STEM Reform from HBCUs
This webinar will preview the forthcoming special issue of the AAC&U journal Peer Review, which will feature articles by HBCU STEM faculty who recently completed the Leadership Development Program of the NSF-Funded Center for the Advancement...
Publication
Increasing Student Success in STEM: A Guide to Systemic Institutional Change
Intended for faculty, administrators, and other academic leaders poised to mount comprehensive STEM reforms to improve student learning and success, particularly for students from underrepresented minority groups, this guide offers advice on...
Office Staff
Kelly Mack
Vice President for Undergraduate STEM Education and Executive Director of Project KaleidoscopeSasha Kolomensky
Program Associate and Assistant to the Vice President
Tykeia Robinson
Associate Director for Research and Policy
Christina Shute
Program Manager, Project Kaleidoscope
Keith Besterman
Virtual Community Manager
Ashley Smith
Program Associate
Shanalee S. Gallimore
Program Coordinator
How to get involved
When a college or university joins AAC&U, the entire campus community becomes part of a global network of educators committed to extending the advantages of a liberal education to all students, regardless of academic specialization or intended career.