Description
The Broadening Access through Law-Attentive Design (BALAD) project is a professional learning series and community of practice designed to provide actionable guidance and resources that higher education leaders can utilize to broaden access and opportunity for students on college and university campuses.
About
In this rapidly evolving legal and political environment, the Broadening Access through Law-Attentive Design (BALAD) project is designed to provide actionable guidance, tools, and a supportive learning community for higher education leaders (e.g., chief enrollment officers, deans, provosts, academic program leaders) and university counsels.
BALAD is a collaborative project led by experts from the University of Southern California, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and EducationCounsel. By combining legal expertise, research-based practices, and innovative policy approaches, this project will empower institutions to develop legally compliant and equal-opportunity-focused strategies tailored to their unique contexts.
The project team will develop a suite of resources and organizational learning opportunities to meet institutions’ need for expert guidance in the development of law-attentive policies and practices in graduate and undergraduate education, particularly in the STEM fields.
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Project Team
Steve Desir
Principal Investigator,
Assistant Research Professor, USC
Jerry Lucido
Co-PI, Senior Scholar,
USC CERPP
Emily Chung
Managing Director,
USC CERPP
Travis York
Center for STEMM Education & Workforce, AAAS
Erin Conn
SEA Change, AAAS
Valeria Sinclair-Chapman
SEA Change, AAAS
Partners
EducationCounsel is a mission-driven education consulting firm that works with leading nonprofit organizations, foundations, and policymakers at all levels to help significantly improve education opportunity and outcomes.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) fulfills its mission to advance science and serve society through initiatives in science policy, diplomacy, education, career support, public engagement with science, and more.
Funder
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is a not-for-profit, mission-driven grant-making institution dedicated to improving the welfare of all through the advancement of scientific knowledge. Established in 1934 by Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr., then-President and Chief Executive Officer of the General Motors Corporation, the Foundation makes grants in four broad areas: direct support of research in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and economics; initiatives to increase the quality and diversity of scientific institutions and the science workforce; projects to develop or leverage technology to empower research; and efforts to enhance and deepen public engagement with science and scientists.
