January 21, 2024
By Angela Draheim
Professor of Psychology Aileen Bailey, along with four colleges from the Council on Undergraduate Research Transformations Project (CUR-TP) presented, “Leading Structural and Cultural Change to Advance Curricular Scaffolding for Equity” at the recent annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in Washington, DC. The focus of the session included institutional-level factors that influenced curricular reform progress in the 24 academic programs that participated in CUR-TP. Professor Bailey addressed key processes used in the psychology department at SMCM to modify the curriculum as well as potential student and faculty equity gains from transformation of the curriculum.