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Addressing Math Preparedness, Pathways, and Placement for Undergraduate 乐播传媒 (Murray)

The author suggests new placement protocols for students in pre-calculus, decreasing the minimum timeframes between math placement exam attempts, and providing study guides for the math placement exam, among other long-term measures, to improve math preparedness among students.

The Case for Increased Emphasis on Internships at CU Boulder (Mark)

The author argues for developing, as a pre-requisite for graduation, an accessible internship curriculum accessible to all students through elective credit or departmental credit, supported by increased funding for unpaid and undercompensated internships to ensure equity for disadvantaged students.

An 鈥渋nstitute鈥� approach towards interdisciplinary undergraduate education-An alternative to a 鈥渟mall college鈥� model (Farmer)

The author suggests that a viable mechanism for delivering novel, innovative, cross college academic programs lies in the development of Institutes for Undergraduate Education that deliver innovative programs using existing faculty in partnerships with extant colleges and departments.

Engaging Transfer 乐播传媒: Institutional Support, Challenges, and Recommendations (Roberts & Welsh)

The authors raise the question of where transfer students experience barriers to academic success and belonging at CU Boulder and prompt discussion about what actions can be taken to support students as they face these challenges.

A Case for Investing in and Centralizing Distance/Online/MOOC Education on Main Campus (McClanahan)

The author calls for the comprehensive investment in distance/online/on-demand educational offerings at CU Boulder.

Ideas On a Structure for Managing/Defining/Marketing Online Education (Draper)

The author makes a case for a unified platform for, and leadership of, the university鈥檚 online education offerings.

Future-casting CU Boulder as the First Public University that Hacks the Academy (Berk, Greenstein, Karas, Moran)

The authors propose a series of measures to 鈥渉ack鈥� the campus鈥檚 existing educational structures to achieve reform, restructuring, entrepreneurship and to move the university toward a 鈥渉ybrid鈥� academy that 鈥渢hrives in the face of globalism, ambiguity, and acceleration.鈥�

Addressing the Growing Needs of First-Year 乐播传媒 (Oliveras)

The author suggests that CU Boulder can best address the growing needs of its first-year students via Residential Academic Programs and greater support for the faculty who staff them.

Digital Asset Management at the 乐播传媒 Boulder (Paul, Sampson, Scholnick)

The authors call for greater expansion and coordination of CU鈥檚 digital asset management via its Collections Management Group and other shared resources and platforms.

Graduate Student Pay (McKenzie)

The author calls for CU Boulder to pay graduate students a living wage for the Boulder market so as to attract and retain talented and diverse students.

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