Advance the mission of Northwestern University.
Recipients of the University Teaching Awards become Distinguished Fellows of the Searle Center. These inspiring, innovative educators heighten the visibility of interdisciplinary, campus-wide conversations about learning and teaching praxis.
Over 1,000 Northwestern instructors have taken part in this annual series of flexible-format, interactive sessions addressing wicked problems in higher education through a combination of pedagogical theory and practical strategies that can be applied to diverse disciplinary and teaching contexts.
We design meaningful transitions for faculty new to Northwestern, followed by ongoing outreach to build community among the cohort and lay the foundation for career-spanning engagement with the Searle Center.
We partner with STEM faculty on pedagogical innovations and guide departmental-/program-based curricular change projects to advance inclusive excellence in STEM with a focus on gateway, large enrollment, lab, and high attrition courses at Northwestern.
Sparkshops are efficient and engaging presentations meant to spark curiosity around topics relevant to contemporary teaching contexts. They deepen instructors' engagement with leading-edge, evidence-driven teaching and learning techniques to enhance learning for all students.