Welcome to the Center for Improvement of Teaching

The Center for the Improvement of Teaching (CIT) is a faculty-governed organization committed to sustained and collaborative work involving faculty, staff and students. Our major goal is to promote high quality, inclusive education for an increasingly diverse student body. The hallmark and strength of CIT is an active network of faculty, staff and students who regularly engage in critical reflection and dialogues which focus on such issues as inclusive teaching and learning, academic excellence and curriculum transformation. CIT's ongoing work includes faculty development seminars, public forums, student-faculty dialogues and conferences, faculty peer mentoring, and the promotion of scholarship on diversity, learning and teaching.

Established in 1983, CIT's initial goal was to improve the quality of teaching within the College of Arts and Sciences by drawing on the skills and wisdom of UMB's faculty rather than outside experts. In 1989, the Center extended its activities to the university as a whole, and emphasized diversity and inclusion as key components in teaching and learning.

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