Our Goal
The goal of the Corequisite Research Design Collaborative (CRDC) is to dramatically increase the number of students who successfully complete research-informed corequisite supports, particularly students who are minoritized or experiencing poverty.
The Collaborative will explore the complex factors holding a student back from achieving greater results through effective, research-informed solutions like corequisite supports.
Below are resources and publications institutions can use to support the implementation of math and English corequisites.
Publications and Resources
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Corequisite Design Principles for Mathematics (from Strong Start to Finish)
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Improving Postsecondary Transfer and Mathematics Course Applicability in Minnesota State
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This report focuses on existing challenges and recommendations for improving student transfer in Minnesota State.
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This report focuses on the corequisite work of Houston Community College, where they have crafted and refined a holistic student support structure that increased the number of students making it to and through college-level mathematics.
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Planned work from the Collaborative includes:
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A toolkit for institutions to develop a holistic student support system designed to identify and connect struggling students to appropriate supports.
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Research into the obstacles that prevent the implementation of corequisites at scale. The report will include results of a convening of national leaders to review findings and develop recommendations for strategies to address the obstacles.
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Publications on effective holistic student support models at institutions of higher education around the country.
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Project Leadership
- Dr. Dave Kung, Project Supervisor; Policy Director, Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas at Austin
- Joan Zoellner, Project Lead; Course Program Specialist for Postsecondary Mathematics, Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas at Austin
- Dr. Afi Wiggins, Research Lead; Strategy and Impact Director, Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas at Austin
CRDC Contributors
The following members and institutions are part of a national network of researchers, practitioners, and policy leaders from all areas within the higher education.
- Estela Bensimon, Center for Urban Education
- Lynn Brabender, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities
- Tristan Denley, Louisiana Board of Regents
- Linda Garcia, Center for Community College Student Engagement
- Vanessa Harris, Claflin University
- Alison Kadlec, Sova Solutions
- Desmond Lewis, Houston Community College
- Alexandra (Lexa) Logue, The City University of New York
- Tia McNair, American Association of Colleges and Universities
- Sean Pepin, Kheper House Consulting
- Maxine Roberts, Strong Start to Finish
- Bruce Vandal, Bruce Vandal Consulting
- Houston Community College, Houston, TX
- St. Cloud Technical and Community College, St. Cloud, MN
- St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
- Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, Cloquet, MN