The report examines data from 120 public universities including graduation rates, the amount of money received from tuition and taxpayer funds, and the number of professors on faculty.
He takes the helm from Lee Fuiman, who has served as director and chair since 2004, as he returns to his position as professor of marine science.
Laude, senior associate dean for academic affairs and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor, will assume the position on August 1.
“A Scientific Approach to Learning and Teaching Science,” the subject of Nobel Prize recipient Carl Wieman who kicks off the annual national UTeach conference.
The Freshman Research Initiative is increasing graduation rates and encouraging students to further their education in the sciences in graduate school.
Helping students before Day One with on-line tutorials and peer mentors can help increase graduation rates and retention in science and math majors.
Michael Marder, the co-director of the UTeach program, which trains secondary school math and science teachers, looks at public education data and explains the significance of poverty, why he thinks charter schools are not necessarily the answer and how public education is like a Boeing airplane.
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