PARTNERS

ACT, Inc.

ACT is an independent, not-for-profit organization that provides more than a hundred assessment, research, information, and program management services in the broad areas of education and workforce development. Though designed to meet a wide array of needs, all ACT programs and services have one guiding purpose: to help people achieve education and career goals by providing information for life’s transitions. The Center of Inquiry is working with ACT on the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education.


The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Center of Inquiry have entered into a collaboration in support of the scholarship of teaching and learning, and the study of liberal education. The Center of Inquiry is working with two Carnegie Foundation programs: the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) and the Preparation for the Professions Program (PPP).


Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research

The Center of Inquiry is working with the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research on several projects. The Center of Inquiry provided funding for Project DEEP (Documenting Effective Education Practices) to promote increased sampling of liberal arts institutions, which represent 10 of the 20 institutions in the study. Project DEEP examines the everyday workings of a variety of educationally effective colleges and universities to learn what they do to promote student success. The Center of Inquiry will also work with the IU Center for Postsecondary Research to (1) examine the quality of undergraduate education for male students, (2) investigate the relationships between student engagement, academic performance, persistence, satisfaction, and outcomes indicators in the context of baccalaureate liberal arts colleges, and (3) field test the pre-college version of the NSSE, the Beginning College Student Survey (BCSS), at liberal arts colleges to analyze how students’ high school experiences and expectations for college affect their actual experiences during the first year.


Teagle Foundation

The Teagle Foundation’s primary goal is to mobilize resources—financial and intellectual, their own and those of potential partners—to help students “catch fire” intellectually through a challenging, wide ranging, and enriching college education.


The University of Iowa, College of Education, Center for Research on Undergraduate Education

The Center for Research on Undergraduate Education (CRUE), is an interdisciplinary center that conducts, promotes, and disseminates high-quality research on the impact of college and the conditions for student success. CRUE's mission is to implement and disseminate research and scholarship which foster understanding of effective undergraduate education. The Center of Inquiry is working with the University of Iowa on the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education.


The University of Michigan’s Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education

The University of Michigan’s Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education (CSHPE) was established in 1957 with a grant from the Carnegie Foundation of New York. For five decades, CSHPE has been the nation’s premier preparation program for higher education leadership and has been consistently ranked as top in its field by polls within and outside of education. CSHPE draws on the outstanding resources of the University of Michigan, one of the world’s great research universities. CSHPE’s commitment to excellence is enhanced by being situated within a School of Education that has unusual breadth and a strong commitment to educational research and practice. Known for its strong academic legacy and support for interdisciplinary endeavors, the University provides access to resources that yield a remarkable array of opportunities for students to enrich their education. The Center of Inquiry is working with the University of Michigan on the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education.