Tia Brown McNair - From Equity Talk to Equity Walk
Tia Brown McNair - From Equity Talk to Equity Walk
2023 Professional Development Day
Dr. Tia Brown McNair is the Vice President in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success and Executive Director for the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in Washington, DC. She oversees both funded projects and AAC&U’s continuing programs on equity, inclusive excellence, high-impact practices, and student success. McNair directs AAC&U’s Summer Institutes on High-Impact Practices and Student Success, and TRHT Campus Centers and serves as the project director for several AAC&U initiatives, including the development of a TRHT-focused campus climate toolkit. She is the lead author of From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education (January 2020) and Becoming a Student-Ready College: A New Culture of Leadership for Student Success (July 2016 and August 2022 Second edition).
From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Our Shared Responsibility for Supporting Student Success
What are promising strategies for engaging in campus change efforts that embrace learner-centered approaches that support student success, including academic and social mobility? This discussion will highlight key principles outlined in the books Becoming a Student Ready College and From Equity Talk to Equity Walk, with a goal of providing practical guidance on how to design and implement effective institutional change strategies that establish more expansive campus cultures that meet students where they are and inspires them to thrive.
Translating From Equity Talk to Equity Walk into Teaching and Learning Practices
This workshop will focus on translating evidence-based strategies into teaching and learning practices to support higher levels of student success. Participants will learn about models for the design, implementation, and assessment of high-impact practices, for promoting student engagement through higher levels of transparency, and for direct assessment of learning outcomes that align with employability skills.
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