Assistant Vice Provost for High Impact Practices
Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement | High-Impact Practices
Catherine Chan, Ph.D., is the assistant vice provost for high impact practices in the Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement (DDEEA), where she provides administrative, operational, and strategic leadership for the DDEEA’s high-impact educational efforts. She leads the division in implementing evidence-based pedagogies and equity-minded, culturally relevant practices that foster student success on and off campus. Before joining UW–Madison in June 2022, Chan was a professor of biology and executive director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at UW–Eau Claire, where she worked to design, implement and improve equity-minded academic programs and high-impact educational practices. She earned her bachelor’s degree and Ph.D. in cell and molecular biology from UW–Madison.
Talks:
Improving Access & Broadening Participation
A seasoned professional with over twenty years of experience in the Universities of Wisconsin System working on different campuses and roles shares ways to ensure the value of higher education is understood, all who would like to engage can do so, and the benefits of engagement are fully realized.