AQUAD review of Critical and Creative Thinking Graduate Program, U. Massachusetts Boston

2002-3 AQUAD Review

Self-study report as part of 7-year (AQUAD) review of CCT

Review Committee's report
CCT faculty response to Review Committee report
Education Dean's response to Review
Graduate Dean's response to Review
CCT faculty rejoinder to Deans' responses (No response received from the Provost)

Reports from 2004-10

Mar. '04 - After reopening admissions to CCT in December the Graduate Dean put them back on hold, but then reopened them after hearing that Nina Greenwald would have a full-year position for '04-05 while Peter Taylor, the Program Coordinator, was on sabbatical. The CCT faculty continues to seek clarification of any other factors affecting the status of the Program.

April '04 - Worksheet prepared for NEASC accreditation of the University

Aug. '05 - Nina Greenwald will again have a full-year position for '05-06 while the Education Dean seeks to reinstate a second CCT faculty line.

Sep. '05-- CCT numbers & strategy, updated Feb. '06.

Dec. '05 - Nina Greenwald will have a three-year contract for '06-09.

May '07 - Status report on CCT from acting Coordinator, Peter Taylor, to GCE interim Dean. [No response received by interim or incoming Deans.]

Sep '07 - Nina Greenwald moves to part-time through '08-09 and Peter Taylor resumes coordinator role.

Nov. '07 - updated AQUAD plans

Spr & Fall '07 - Developments that allow CCT to serve students with the resources and student numbers it has include: offering certain required courses 1 semester in 3; offering electives on a 2-year cycle; all CCT faculty taking turns to lead synthesis seminar.

Spr '08 - Annual report

Spr '09 - Annual report

Spr '10 - Annual report