The Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning

Equitable Learning Inquiry Program

Sheridan’s Equitable Learning Inquiry (ELI) Program provides resources and support to help faculty members investigate the extent to which student experiences and outcomes in foundational courses are equitable for students from different backgrounds and identity groups that have been historically underrepresented in academia or specific disciplines.

In the ELI Program, faculty members in the humanities, life sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences work with colleagues to examine what equitable learning means in their courses; consider course-level data disaggregated by race, gender, first-generation, and other factors; develop and pilot an evidence-based change to their course; and assess the impact of their intervention. 

Foundational courses refer to courses that provide entry points into a field of study, foundational knowledge and skills required in a range of disciplines, or focus on advanced skills necessary for success in a discipline. The ELI Program supports faculty who teach courses that serve 30 or more students, including courses with smaller sections.

Please send any questions to Sheridan_Center@brown.edu.

Key Program Dates

  • March 3, 2025: Call for applications

  • March 24, 2025: Application deadline

  • March 31, 2025: Faculty Cohort notified

  • June 17-18, 2025: 2-day ELI Institute

  • August 13, 2025: ELI Implementation Workshop on Zoom

  • Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 Semesters: 1:1 Data Collection Meetings

  • June 9, 2026: ELI Data Analysis Workshop

  • June 17, 2026: ELI Showcase at the ELI Institute

Apply here to participate in the program.

 

The ELI Program has been made possible by a generous three-year grant from the Davis Educational Foundation.