The Equity-Excellence Imperative in Action: Fostering Student Success in Higher Education

How to advance student success through inclusive reform at America's research universities. How can research universities foster both equity and excellence in undergraduate education?This compelling collection, edited by Steven P. Dandaneau, offers a rich set of answers that presents equity and excellence not as competing ideals, but as mutually reinforcing commitments.Building on the influential Boyer 2030 Report, which urged US research universities to embrace the equity-excellence imperative as central to their democratic mission, this volume brings together case studies and reflective essays to document reform efforts that are fundamentally changing the shape of undergraduate education.Essays authored by senior administrators, faculty leaders, and other educational experts highlight institutional strategies ranging from MIT's reevaluation of grading and credit policies to Florida State's scale-up of high-impact practices.Authors describe how shared advising models, integrative gene