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Principle 4: Foster innovation in teaching and curriculum development

LA&PS will be a leader in pedagogical innovation, offering dynamic curricular options that give students the knowledge, competencies, and experiential learning opportunities needed to become effective scholars and professionals, and curious and critically minded lifelong learners.

Principle 5: Recognize, value and support diversity

All members of LA&PS will feel recognized and included in the academic work, priorities, and vision of the Faculty, and will see their communities reflected in curricular offerings, among the student body and across the teaching spectrum.

Principle 1: Prioritize student learning, excellence and success

Students will be attracted to LA&PS because they will receive a positive and engaged academic experience that nurtures the whole person, with readily identifiable and effective supports for the obstacles they face, and will graduate with 21st century skills and competencies to ensure their future success.

Principle 8: Strengthen collegiality, accountability and communication

LA&PS promotes collegial, democratic and inclusive processes in academic planning and governance with a commitment to the respect and well-being of others. Through an individual and group lens, LA&PS is delivering training and development supports to foster a culture of high-performance and growth.

Principle 7: Promote access, social justice and community engagement

At LA&PS we are focused on promoting access and social justice, as well as supporting greater research and teaching engagement within the communities we serve. From securing funding that supports equity-seeking groups, to training and workshops that accelerate knowledge mobilization, we are driving positive change.

Principle 6: Connect students and faculty scholars to global opportunities

LA&PS is a hub for international activity, both as a destination for scholars from around the world and as a source of expertise, with a focus on a broader global perspective through our programming. LA&PS also provides students with international academic opportunities to enhance their intercultural skills within a framework of global citizenship and cultural […]

Principle 5: Recognize, value and support diversity

LA&PS continues to make our Faculty a more inclusive and diverse environment, where staff, students and faculty members see their communities reflected across our teaching and curricular offerings, through our events and research, and across our student body.