We invite you to join the Provost's Working Group on Innovation and Assessment as a Provost’s Assessment Initiative Fellow for the 2025-2026 academic year. Fellows will develop and implement assessment innovations into one of their courses and share the results with the working group and the wider Cornell community. Fellows are also expected to join monthly 75-minute meetings beginning in early September 2025. In addition to these monthly meetings, we offer optional programming for faculty throughout the academic year. The working group is also supported by a dedicated postdoctoral associate who can assist with implementing assessment innovations and collecting data on the results.

Compensation

Provost’s Assessment Initiative Fellows will be awarded $5,000, contributed to their research or discretionary accounts.

Eligibility

Open to all faculty members, with a preference for those teaching introductory or foundational disciplinary courses at the undergraduate level.

Apply

Please register your interest by completing this form by Sunday, June 15, 2025.

For more information about the working group, including past faculty fellows and previous events, please visit Provost’s Working Group on Innovation in Assessment or feel free to contact Tim Riley (trr22@cornell.edu) or Rob Vanderlan (rjv23@cornell.edu) with any questions.