History
Founded in May 2024 with the hiring of the inaugural director, the Institute for Teaching, Innovation, and Inclusive Pedagogy (TIIP) is a strategic initiative of the Academic Master Plan.
As noted in excerpts from the May 2023 report of the Institute Task Force:
“One of the strategic priorities identified in the Rutgers-New Brunswick (RU-NB) Academic Master Plan is to increase support for effective and inclusive teaching. This objective supports all four pillars of the plan: scholarly leadership, innovative research, student success, and community engagement. In conjunction with the Academic Master Plan, the University Diversity Strategic Plan highlights the promotion of inclusive scholarship and teaching as a university diversity priority. Given the decentralized nature of teaching support at Rutgers, however, there remains a need for institutional structure to provide effective expertise and guidance on these matters and create a space to acknowledge and support existing entities and individuals on campus with pedagogical expertise.”
“To pursue this priority, Chancellor-Provost Conway convened a task force in Fall 2022 to research and develop recommendations for the structure and scope of an Institute for Teaching, Learning, and Inclusive Pedagogy for RU-NB to support effective teaching. This task force concluded that there is a pressing need to develop a centralized institute that supports, connects, and further develops existing entities and individuals with expertise in research-informed pedagogy. The proposed institute will support instructors at all levels of their careers, provide a space for collaboration, experimentation, and community-building, and conduct and promote research on innovation in teaching and learning.”
View May 2023 Task Force Report