Collaboratory on Mentoring, Persistence, Assessment and Student Success (COMPASS) Project

Duke University

STEM Commitments [White House Summit on College Opportunity, Dec. 2014]

GOALS:  Duke University aims to increase underrepresented minority student STEM degree completion by 8%.

ACTION PLAN:  To achieve this commitment, Duke will create the Collaboratory on Mentoring, Persistence, Assessment and Student Success (COMPASS) Project, an integrated suite of complementary efforts to chart new directions for STEM education.

The project will focus on students and faculty, spanning multiple departments and creating a community of STEM learners and research practitioners. Truly progressive teaching models move beyond simplistic versions of “what works” to a nuanced understanding that different strategies work for different students.

Duke University’s commitment to teaching to diversity (from the students and faculty to the content, teaching methods, and context) requires a shift away from a one-size-fits-all educational model. This approach draws on the 13 components of the successful UMBC Meyerhoff model, many of which, while at play at Duke, could be better connected into a more integrated whole. 

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