Introductory history courses, like those in chemistry, math, English, biology, and psychology, unfortunately are directly linked with a significant proportion of attrition among first-generation, Black, Native American, Latinx, Pell-eligible, and male college students. According to recent research faculty development can be more effective than remedial courses as a pathway to student success. The AHA, in collaboration with education researchers and faculty professional development specialists at the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education (Gardner Institute), will work with history faculty to rethink what it means to be "introduced" to history at the post-secondary level, and to implement necessary curricular change.

Drawing on the successful AHA's Tuning project and the Gardner Institute's successful Gateways to Completion (G2C) program this initiative will work closely with eleven 2-year and 4-year institutions in Chicago, Houston, and New York. History Gateways will launch in January of 2019 and will continue until December of 2022.

Institutional partners:

New York Metro Area

St. Francis College

Bergen Community College

Kean University

Houston

Houston Community College

University of Houston

University of Houston Downtown

Texas Southern University

Chicago

Roosevelt University

Waubonsee Community College

University of Illinois at Chicago

Purdue University Northwest

The Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education is a non-profit organization dedicated to partnering with colleges, universities, philanthropic organizations, educators, and other entities to increase institutional responsibility for improving outcomes associated with teaching, learning, retention, and completion. It is dedicated to advancing higher education's larger goal of achieving equity and social justice.