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AALAC Conference on Enhancing Inclusivity in Economics at Liberal Arts Colleges

Pomona College, Claremont, CA
February 5, 2016

Here's a recap of the day's events. Supporting documents will be added as they become available.

  • Breakfast and Introductions, Welcome by President David Oxtoby
  • Diversifying Economic Quality: The Role of Liberal Arts Colleges, Amanda Bayer, Swarthmore College
  • Moderated Discussion: Curricular Innovations and the Demographic Shift, Fernando Lozano, Pomona College
  • Communities of Learning in a Math Department, Jo Hardin (Chair, Math Department), Pomona College
  • Moderated Discussion on High Impact Practices
Research
Problem Based Learning
Teaching Race and Gender in Economics
Community Partnerships and Service Learning in Economics
  • Cohort Programs in the Sciences, Len Seligman (Associate Dean and Professor of Biology), Pomona College
  • A Bridge Program for Economics, Lucie Schmidt, Williams College
  • Moderated Discussion: What works? Future issues
  • Keynote: We Have Met the Enemy and He/She Is Us, Cecilia Conrad, MacArthur Foundation