The 106th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities January 22–25, 2020 Washington, DC FINAL PROGRAM Shaping the Future of Higher Education: An Invitation to Lead January 22 Pre-Meeting Symposium Learning to Thrive: The Invisible Skills that Foster Student Success January 25 Forum on Digital Learning and ePortfolios th Held in conjunction with the 76th Annual Meeting of the American Conference of Academic Deans, “Leadership in Turbulent Times” Build Capacity for Online Learning that Reflects Your Mission Moravian College had a desire to move online but little experience. They wanted to expand their reach, generate revenue, and take advantage of powerful online pedagogies, but they faced big challenges. Dr. Cynthia Kosso, Provost and Dean of Faculty, tells their story on Friday at 3:15 p.m. WELCOME TO AAC&U’S 2020 ANNUALThursday, MEETING January 23 WELCOME TO WASHINGTON! ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING This year’s annual meeting offers a powerful response to public skepticism about the value of higher edu- cation. The program highlights many of the creative ways campuses across the country are rising to meet the affordability challenges undermining the public trust—challenges that include rising tuition costs, soaring student debt loads, unsustainable discounting, and flat or decreasing levels of public funding. The meeting also explores another, equally urgent affordability question—not whether we, as a democratic so- ciety, can afford to provide a liberal education to all students, but whether we can afford not to. We look forward to engaging discussions in the days ahead and to working together to shape the future of higher education. Your Hosts The Association of American Colleges The American Conference of Academic Deans and Universities Founded in 1945, the American Conference of Academic AAC&U is the leading national association dedicated to ad- Deans (ACAD) is an individual membership organization dedi- vancing the vitality and public standing of liberal education by cated to the professional development of academic lead- making quality and equity the foundations for excellence in ers. ACAD members are current and former deans, provosts, undergraduate education in service to democracy. Its members academic vice presidents, associate and assistant deans, are committed to extending the advantages of a liberal educa- and other academic leaders committed to the ideals of a tion to all students, regardless of academic specialization or liberal education. Recognizing that academic administrators intended career. Founded in 1915, AAC&U now comprises 1,400 undertake academic leadership as their “second discipline,” member institutions—including accredited public and private ACAD’s mission is to assist these leaders as they advance in colleges, community colleges, research universities, and com- careers dedicated to the ideals of liberal education. Through prehensive universities of every type and size. meetings and workshops relevant to the current and future directions of higher education, ACAD facilitates professional AAC&U functions as a catalyst and facilitator, forging links networking across institutional types in order to promote col- among presidents, administrators, faculty, and staff engaged laboration, innovation, and effective practice. More informa- in institutional and curricular planning. Through a broad range tion can be found on our website at www.acad.org. of activities, AAC&U reinforces the collective commitment to liberal education at the national, local, and global levels. Its high-quality programs, publications, research, meetings, insti- tutes, public outreach efforts, and campus-based projects help individual institutions ensure that the quality of student learning is central to their work as they evolve to meet new economic and social challenges. Information about AAC&U can be found at www.aacu.org. 1 SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, January 22 January 23 January 24 January 25 Pre-Meeting Forum Breakfast Roundtables 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Global Issues Women’s 8:00–9:30 a.m. Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Roundtables 8:00–9:30 a.m. 8:00–9:30 a.m. ACAD Contemporary 7:45–9:00 a.m. ePortfolio Breakfast Issues Breakfast Plenary 8:00–9:30 a.m. 8:00–9:30 a.m. 8:00–9:00 a.m. Concurrent ePortfolio Concurrent Sessions Sessions Sessions Opening Plenary 9:45–10:45 a.m. 9:15–10:15 a.m. 9:15–10:15 a.m. 9:45–11:15 a.m. ePortfolio Networking Break Sessions Closing Plenary 10:45–11:15 a.m. 10:30–11:30 a.m. 10:30–11:30 a.m. AAC&U Symposium Concurrent Sessions Concurrent Sessions ePortfolio 8:15 a.m.– ACAD Institute Luncheon 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 8:45 a.m.– 11:45 a.m.– 4:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. ePortfolio Luncheon for ACAD Luncheon Sessions Faculty/Administrators of Color 12:30–1:45 p.m. 1:15–2:00 p.m. 12:30–2:00 p.m. ePortfolio Sessions 2:15–3:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Concurrent Sessions 2:15–3:30 p.m. 2:00–3:00 p.m. ePortfolio Sessions Networking Break Concurrent Sessions 3:15–4:00 p.m. 3:30–4:00 p.m. 3:15–4:15 p.m. Networking Break ePortfolio Pre-Meeting 4:15–4:45 p.m. Closing Workshops Concurrent Sessions Plenary 2:00– 4:00–5:00 p.m. 4:15–5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 4:45–5:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 5:15–6:15 p.m. AAC&U Members’ Meeting 5:30–6:45 p.m. Making Inclusive Music Opening Night Forum 6:30–8:00 p.m. Hosted Receptions 7:00–8:30 p.m. 5:45–7:15 p.m. Welcoming Reception Hosted Receptions 8:30–10:00 p.m. 8:00–10:00 p.m. 2 ANNUALANNUAL MEETINGMEETING HIGHLIGHTSHIGHLIGHTSThursday, January 23 Shaping the Future of Higher Education: An Invitation to Lead OPENING PLENARY Thursday, January 23, 9:45–11:15 a.m. Up for Debate? The Enduring Value of Liberal Education An open discussion—moderated by AAC&U Presi- dent LYNN PASQUERELLA—with speakers ANDREW DELBANCO, President, The Teagle Foundation and Alexander Hamilton Professor of American Studies, Columbia University; MARY DANA HINTON, President, College of Saint Benedict; and SCOTT JASCHIK, Edi- tor, Inside Higher Ed Lynn Pasquerella Andrew Delbanco Mary Dana Hinton Scott Jaschik AAC&U thanks Strada Education NetworkSM for its sponsorship of the Opening Plenary. WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST NETWORKING LUNCHEON FOR FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATORS OF COLOR Thursday, January 23, 8:00–9:30 a.m. JULIA SWEIG, former Nelson and David Rockefeller Chair Thursday, January 23, 12:30–2:00 p.m. and Director for Latin America Studies, Council on For- MARIKO SILVER is President and Chief Executive Officer eign Relations, is a practitioner, entrepreneur, scholar— of the Henry Luce Foundation, former president of Ben- three unique skills honed in 30 years of experience in nington College, and a recognized thought leader for policy think tanks, business, and academia. All three her writings on experiential learning, the future of work, came in particularly handy over the past decade: as one institutional innovation, and diversity in leadership. of the foremost US authorities on Cuba, Sweig leveraged Silver served in the Obama Administration as Acting her relationships to position herself at the crossroads of Assistant Secretary and Deputy Assistant Secretary for foreign policy and business during the historic opening International Policy for the US Department of Homeland Julia Sweig of relations, formerly unimaginable in our generation. Security and, prior to that, served as Policy Advisor for Sweig’s ability to synthesize and communicate complex Mariko Silver Economic Development, Innovation, and Education in foreign policy issues for laypeople, achieving accessibility the administration of Arizona governor Janet Napolitano. without sacrificing substance, has made her a popular Silver has worked with governments, nonprofits, and industry leaders in the primetime guest on CBS, CBSN, NBC, MSNBC, ABC, United States with a particular emphasis on East Asia, India, and North Amer- CNN, PBS, BBC, NPR, and even Comedy Central’s Colbert ica, as well as across Latin America, and is an expert in institutional transfor- Report. mation, organizational change, and intercultural program development. MODERATOR: MARJORIE HASS, President of Rhodes Col- lege, will draw on her own research on women’s leader- ship in conversation with Julia Sweig. Marjorie Hass ACAD KEYNOTE LUNCHEON CLOSING PLENARY Friday, January 24, 12:30–1:45 p.m. Saturday, January 25, 10:30–11:30 a.m. Still Standing: Shaping Spaces Safe Enough for Leadership and Resilience in Turbulent Times Pragmatic Liberal Education: DONNA M. CARROLL, President, Dominican University (IL) Pressures and Possibilities MICHAEL S. ROTH, President, Wesleyan University CHAIR: WILLIAM CRAFT, President, Concordia Donna M. Carroll College-Moorhead AAC&U thanks Google for Michael S. Roth sponsoring the Closing Plenary. 3 Thursday,ANNUAL January 23 MEETING HIGHLIGHTS OPENING NIGHT FORUM THE CAROL GEARY SCHNEIDER LECTURE ON LIBERAL EDUCATION AND INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE Wednesday, January 22, 7:00–8:30 p.m. SHAUN R. HARPER is the Clifford and Betty Allen Harper spent a decade at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was Chair in Urban Leadership, Provost Professor, a tenured full professor. Prior to becoming a faculty member, Harper Rossier School of Education and Marshall School was Assistant Director of MBA Admissions for the Kelley School of of Business, and Founder and Executive Director, Business, Indiana University. USC Race and Equity Center at the University of Southern California. He studies racial, gender, and The Carol Geary Schneider Lecture on Liberal Education and Inclusive Excel- LGBT issues in corporations, law firms, Hollywood lence was established in 2016 to honor the visionary leadership of AAC&U’s Shaun R.