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"based on the collective experience, over many years, of CUR members who have engaged undergraduate students in research, .... Roger Rowlett, Linda Blockus, and Susan Larson have drawn on this extensive knowledge base to design an instrument to assist institutions to self- assess the maturity of their undergraduate research programs. The instrument aspires to present the best practices in undergraduate research."

Designed for economics, a number of these modules in areas like service learning and just-in-time teaching are also adaptable to other disciplines.

Francis Su's examples from this address are all specific to the field of mathematics, but his threads of play, beauty, and truth seem to apply to all fields, and his challenges about justice and love clearly apply to the entire educational endeavor.

A guide to mentoring undergraduate research from the University of Miami, including many concrete suggestions for habits and activities to develop. Also includes a lot of information specific to undergraduate research opportunities at Miami, which might spark conversations about scaffolding research experiences at Kenyon.

Much of the information about undergraduate research is written by professors for professors. This article gives the students a voice, as 5 students from the University of Central Florida give their insights on what practices made their research experiences worthwhile.

The CIP is proud to have made a few small contributions to the Latinos in Rural America project. We hope you'll come see the resulting exhibit in Olin and Chalmers Libraries this month, or check out the electronic version of the exhibit (including a marvelous short film of the interviews).