Albany State University News July 12 2021 Albany State University Faculty Join Initiative to Strengthen HBCU Online and Blended Instruction Faculty members from Albany State University (ASU) will participate in a 25-week Effective Online Teaching Practices course offered as part of the Excellence in Online Instruction initiative. "Our online presence is increasing for both our online courses as part of hybrid degree programs, and fully online programs. Participating in this course will assist our faculty members in ensuring the success of ASU students by improving their online teaching skills," said ASU Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Angela Peters. The Excellence in Online Instruction initiative is part of a collaboration between Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE), and is funded by a grant from Bank of America. ASU faculty will be joining more than 650 colleagues from 12 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as they learn and implement equity-promoting, evidence-based teaching practices shown to improve student engagement, persistence, course completion, and learning. Other participating institutions include: * Alabama State University * Bowie State University (MD) * Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CA) * Harris-Stowe State University * Medgar Evers College-CUNY (NY) * Norfolk State University (VA) * Southern University Law Center (LA) * Tennessee State University (TN) * Virginia State University * West Virginia State University, and * Winston-Salem State University (NC) Dr. Harry L. Williams, president & CEO of TMCF said that the initiative will go a long way in helping to ensure quality teaching continues online for the nation's most vulnerable students. Sandra M. Phoenix HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at HBCUs - Become an ally and partner with us to protect, preserve and share a more authentic record of American history. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/humanities-2019.html for more information. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/ and click on the Donate Now button to invest in this project. Your support is appreciated. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/