President's Panel:
Enhancing Undergraduate Learning at Research Universities

Mary Sue Coleman has led the University of Michigan since being appointed its 13th president in August 2002. As president, she has unveiled major initiatives on the interdisciplinary richness of the U-M, student residential life, the economic vitality of the state and nation, global engagement, and the value of innovation and creativity. President Coleman holds many higher education leadership positions, currently serving as chair of the Association of American Universities and also of the Internet2 Board of Trustees. She is regarded as a national spokesperson on the educational value of diverse perspectives in the classroom. She has had administrative appointments at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of New Mexico, where she served as provost and vice president for academic affairs. From 1995-2002, Dr. Coleman was president of the University of Iowa. At Michigan, she holds appointments of professor of biological chemistry in the Medical School and professor of chemistry in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.

Stanley Ikenberry is the former president of the University of Illinois who then served as the tenth president of the American Council on Education (ACE), the major representative voice for higher education in Washington, D.C. Dr. Ikenberry currently is co-principal investigator for the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA). NILOA creates and disseminates ways that academic programs and institutions can productively use assessment data internally to inform and strengthen undergraduate education, and externally to communicate with policy makers, families and other stakeholders.

Shirley Malcom heads the Directorate for Education and Human Resources Programs of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The directorate includes AAAS programs in education, activities for underrepresented groups, and public understanding of science and technology. In 2006 she was named as co-chair of the National Science Board Commission on 21st Century Education in STEM. In addition, she has chaired a number of national committees addressing education reform and access to scientific and technical education, careers and literacy. 

Carol Geary Schneider is president of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), the leading national organization devoted to advancing and strengthening undergraduate liberal education. Under her leadership, AAC&U has become widely recognized as both a voice and force for strengthening the quality of student learning in college for all students and especially those historically underserved in U.S. higher education. AAC&U is working with hundreds of colleges and universities and numerous state systems to expand the benefits of liberal education across the entire curriculum, through new integration between the core outlines of liberal education and student learning in their major fields.

Mika LaVaque-Manty, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, associate professor of political science and associate professor of philosophy, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan, is known for his cutting-edge pedagogy and technological innovation. In his classroom, he uses live broadcasts, podcasts, and the online teaching system LectureTools to actively engage students and to create the feeling of a small classroom in a large lecture hall. He is a CRLT Faculty Associate and also a member of the university's new Learning Analytics Task Force, which aims to improve the evaluation of learning and teaching using 'big data' and other new technologies.

Moderated by:

Scott Jaschik

Scott Jaschik is one of the three founders of Inside Higher Ed. With Doug Lederman, he leads the editorial operations of Inside Higher Ed, overseeing news content, opinion pieces, career advice, blogs and other features. Scott is a leading voice on higher education issues, quoted regularly in publications nationwide. From 1999-2003, Scott was editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education.