Provost Seminar on Teaching: World Readiness

Monday, November 2, 2026

8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Michigan League

911 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Schedule

TimeDetails
8:30 a.m.Registration and Breakfast 
9:00 a.m.

Opening Plenary - Michigan League Ballroom, 2nd Floor (Video of Opening Plenary)

Introductory Remarks

  • Matthew Kaplan, Associate Vice Provost, Learning and Teaching, and Executive Director, CRLT
  • Laurie McCauley, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

 

Panel

  • Angela Dillard, Moderator, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education; Richard A. Meisler Collegiate Professor of Afroamerican & African Studies and History
  • Ashley Finley, Vice President for Research and Senior Advisor to the President, American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
  • Pauline Jones, Professor; Edie N Goldenberg Endowed Director for the Michigan in Washington Program
  • Kierra Trotter, Director of Alumni Career and Education at the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan
  • James DeVaney, Associate Vice Provost and Founding Executive Director, Center for Academic Innovation

 

Outline of the Day

  • Malinda Matney, Managing Director, CRLT
10:30 a.m.Break
10:40 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions

  • Being Explicit: Naming What You're Already Doing - Hussey, 2nd Floor
    • Nadia Bazzy
    • Andries Coetzee
    • Brian Hayden
  • Low-Stakes Strategies for a World-Ready Classroom - Vandenberg, 2nd Floor
    • Lynn Carpenter
    • Mitchell Dudley
    • Grace Hsia-Haberl
  • Preparing Students for What’s Next: A Partnership Between Faculty and Career Services - Koessler, 3rd Floor
    • Paul Barron
    • Stacie Edington
    • Louise Jackson
    • Joanna Kroll
  • Experiential Learning and the World: A Global Career Emphasis - Kalamazoo, 2nd Floor
    • Janelle Pangilnan
    • Benjamin Peters
12:15 p.m.

Lunch and Alumni Panel - Michigan League Ballroom, 2nd Floor (Video of Alumni Panel)

Panel

  • Kierra Trotter, Moderator, Director of Alumni Career and Education at the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan
  • Jake Birecki
  • Brandon Bond
  • Shani Campbell
  • Justin Gasta
  • Cydney Hill
  • Oluwaseun Ogunleye
  • Jumanah Saadeh
1:30 p.m.End