Adopting MOOCs on Campus: A Collaborative Effort to Test MOOCs on Campuses of the University System of Maryland by Rebecca J. Griffiths, Matthew M. Chingos, Richard Spies, Christine Mulhern

“…To address the paucity of data on the use of MOOCs in “traditional” postsecondary institutions, Ithaka S+R and the University System of Maryland studied the feasibility of repurposing MOOCs for use in hybrid, credit-bearing courses. …”
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Extended Deterrence Dilemmas in the Grey Zone: Trans-Atlantic Insights on Baltic Security Challenges1 by Murauskaite Egle, Quinn David, Thomson Catarina P., Ellis Devin H., Wilkenfeld Jonathan, Gartzke Erik

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Coaching to enhance learning and reinforce commitment by Paul Lyons, Randall P. Bandura

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Effects of Salinity and Temperature on the Flexibility and Function of a Polyextremophilic Enzyme by Victoria J. Laye, Shahlo Solieva, Vincent A. Voelz, Shiladitya DasSarma

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A New Effort to Diversify Faculty: Postdoc-to-Tenure Track Conversion Models by Dawn Culpepper, Autumn M. Reed, Blessing Enekwe, Wendy Carter-Veale, William R. LaCourse, Patrice McDermott, Robin H. Cresiski

“…We discuss commonalities and unique features across models (N = 38) and draw specific insights from postdoctoral conversion models developed within and across institutions in the University System of Maryland (USM). In particular, experience garnered from a 10-year-old postdoc conversion program at UMBC will be highlighted, as well as the development of an additional institutional model aimed at the life sciences, and a state-system model of faculty diversification with support from a NSF Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) grant.…”
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Developing a State University System Model to Diversify Faculty in the Biomedical Sciences by Robin Herlands Cresiski, Cynthia Anne Ghent, Janet C. Rutledge, Wendy Y. Carter-Veale, Jennifer Aumiller, John Carlo Bertot, Blessing Enekwe, Erin Golembewski, Yarazeth Medina, Michael S. Scott

“…Here we present a case study describing the progress of the NSF-funded Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) PROMISE Academy Alliance, a consortium within the University System of Maryland (USM) collaborating to develop, implement, self-study, evaluate, and disseminate a unique postdoc-to-faculty conversion model in the biomedical sciences. …”
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