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With support from Lumina Foundation, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), Transforming Post-Secondary Education in Mathematics (TPSE Math) and the Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities (UERU), invite R1/R2 research universities to apply to participate in Project EMBER: Eliminating Mathematics Barriers through Evidence-based Reforms. Project EMBER is a national initiative designed to help research institutions improve student success in introductory mathematics courses, which remain one of the most significant barriers to degree completion and persistence in STEM. Institutions are invited to apply to ...

Fort Collins, CO – The Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities (UERU) is proud to partner with the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) on a major research initiative aimed at addressing one of the most persistent barriers to college completion: introductory mathematics courses. This project will improve evidence around the scope and nature of this barrier, as well as examine effective strategies to reduce high failure rates in these critical gateway courses. At research universities, introductory mathematics courses often post DFW (drop, fail, withdraw) rates exceeding 30%, significantly impacting students’ ...