The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) is a global membership
organization dedicated to advancing the democratic purposes of higher education by promoting equity, innovation, and excellence in liberal education. Through our programs and events, publications and research, public advocacy, and campus-based projects, AAC&U serves as a catalyst and facilitator for innovations that improve educational quality and equity and that support the success of all students. In addition to accredited public and private, two-year and four-year colleges and universities, and state higher education systems and agencies throughout the United States, our membership includes degree-granting higher education institutions around the world as well as other organizations and individuals. To learn more, visit www.aacu.org.

OneHE is an online professional development platform for higher education that supports busy faculty and institutions with high-quality, on-demand learning. Partnering with institutions and Centers for Teaching and Learning, OneHE delivers practical, immediately applicable content designed to fit faculty members’ limited time. The platform offers over 450 microlearning resources co-created with more than 200 recognized pedagogical experts worldwide and is regularly updated to keep faculty at the forefront of educational innovation.  OneHE provides flexible, scalable membership models and seamlessly integrates with existing faculty development programs through customized learning pathways, community spaces, and analytics. Trusted by institutions in the United States and worldwide. For more information, visit www.onehe.org.

Adjunctions helps universities expand access to qualified adjunct faculty while enabling experienced professionals to bring real-world expertise into the classroom. Through AdjunctionsPRO, professionals develop the practical teaching skills and confidence needed to succeed as adjunct instructors, creating a stronger pipeline of practice-ready educators and helping institutions deliver more relevant, industry-connected learning experiences.

The TIAA Institute helps advance the ways individuals and institutions plan for financial security and organizational effectiveness. The Institute conducts in-depth research, provides access to a network of thought leaders, and enables those it serves to anticipate trends, plan future strategies and maximize opportunities for success. To learn more about our work and engage with our community of thought leaders, please visit our website at www.tiaainstitute.org and follow us on Twitter at @TIAAInstitute.

The Spencer Foundation is committed to investigating ways in which education, broadly conceived, can be improved around the world. From the first, the Foundation has been dedicated to the belief that research is necessary to the improvement in education. The Foundation is thus committed to supporting high-quality investigation of education through its research programs and to strengthening and renewing the educational research community through its fellowship and training programs and related activities.

The Teagle Foundation works to support and strengthen liberal arts education. The foundation’s aim is to serve as a catalyst for the improvement of teaching and learning in the arts and sciences while addressing issues of financial sustainability and accountability in higher education. The Teagle Foundation supports innovation in curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment with an eye towards combining improvements in quality with considerations of cost.

National Science Foundation‘s mission is to advance the progress of science, a mission accomplished by funding proposals for research and education made by scientists, engineers, and educators from across the country. This project is funded from the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education program within the Department of Undergraduate Education of the National Science Foundation, under Grant No. NSF DUE-1914784

National Science Foundation‘s mission is to advance the progress of science, a mission accomplished by funding proposals for research and education made by scientists, engineers, and educators from across the country. The “Understanding Faculty, Academic Careers, and Environments in Service of Equity (FACE)” project is funded from the NSF’s EHR Core Research program within the Division of Human Resource Development of the National Science Foundation, under Grant No. NSF 2200769.