Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) Events

In this twist on classic book clubs, the CTE, in partnership with the Krupp Library, invites faculty and staff to come together for discussion and connection around academic-related podcasts. We host these monthly gatherings as an opportunity to explore new ideas, share perspectives, and build community around the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Twice a year, The Krupp Library and the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) sponsor Bryant's Faculty and Staff Writers' Retreat. The retreat is open to any faculty or staff member working on a writing project, whether that be a book manuscript, journal article, creative writing exercise, grant application, or conference paper. Information and registration links are disseminated via email closer to each event. 

Visit the Faculty & Staff Writer's Retreat site for more detailed information about the Retreat. 

In February 2026, we welcomed co-author Tricia Bertram Gallant of The Opposite of Cheating: Teaching for Integrity in the Age of AI for a virtual session. 

GenAI tools like ChatGPT have disrupted our typical ways of facilitating and validating learning in the college classroom. After taking some time to recall our purpose as higher education institutions and to situate ourselves in the realities of our students, Dr. Bertram Gallant overviewed three strategies that are within the sphere of agency of the individual college course instructor: communicating with students, validating learning, and emphasizing mastery-oriented classrooms. The talk concluded with a reminder that this work of reinventing higher education does not fall on the shoulders of instructors alone.

This event was sponsored through support from the Davis Grant. The grant was received from the Davis Educational Foundation, established by Stanton and Elisabeth Davis after Mr. Davis’ retirement as chairman of Shaw’s Supermarkets, Inc.

This three-part Academic Integrity Series was designed to support faculty in fostering cultures of integrity in their classrooms. The series began with a student panel that gave faculty the opportunity to hear directly from students about how their learning experience is impacted when academic integrity is, or isn't, upheld. 

The second session offered an interactive workshop on navigating conversations with students suspected of violating the academic integrity policy, covering both email and in-person approaches and providing practical phrases and strategies faculty could use in these challenging moments. 

The series concluded with a session on the reporting process, walking faculty through the steps and reasoning for documenting policy violations and explaining how well-documented reports support chairs and the Academic Integrity Board. We're grateful to our student panelists and to all who participated in this important work.

In this workshop, hosted by Elana Fishbein, teacher and improvisor at the Magnet Theater in New York City, faculty and staff were invited to experience engaged pedagogy through active on-your-feet learning. 

In this powerful session, legendary UCLA coach Sue Enquist shared lessons from her legendary career on what it truly takes to achieve sustainable excellence that lasts, on the field, in the classroom, and in life. With 11 national championships and decades of experience developing Olympians, All-Americans, and leaders, Sue will explore the difference between success and significance, the role of resilience and character in leadership, and how the power of our words can permanently shape those we teach and mentor.

Her message speaks to anyone responsible for teaching, mentoring, and shaping the next generation, making this an inspiring opportunity for both faculty and coaches to grow together as educators and leaders.