Assessing Institutional Readiness: A Collaboration

Assessing Institutional Readiness: A Collaboration

Kristin Bundesen, Christopher Gilmer, Latara O. Lampkin, Laura K. Lynn
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5146-5.ch011
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Abstract

This chapter examines, introduces, and documents the exploration and initial review of an institutional self-assessment toolkit designed to query and instigate discussion of how institutions perceive equity as they serve “historically-underserved” undergraduate students. A pilot of the toolkit, developed by the National Institutes for Historically Underserved Students (NIHUS), was evaluated by a working group of the Undergraduate Advisory Council within Walden University. The working group generated feedback to the NIHUS on the toolkit and considered potential wider adoption across undergraduate education within the university. This exploration and collaboration continues.
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Walden University is a member of Adtalem Global Education (NYSE: ATGE) and was founded in 1970 to support adult learners in achieving their academic goals. Walden University now offers more than 100 online degree and certificate programs and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Approximately 55,000 students from across the U.S. and approximately 115 countries are enrolled and pursuing a certificate, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree online at Walden. The average age of a Walden student is 40, and approximately 75% identify as female. According to fall 2020 data (Walden University, n.d.), students enrolled in full-time graduate programs are predominantly Black or African American female (32.2%), followed by White female (30.3%) and Black or African American male (7.61%).

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