Enhancing Inclusivity in Economics at Liberal Arts Colleges

This site supports collaborative work to enhance inclusivity in economics at liberal arts colleges. Thanks to initial funding from the Alliance to Advance Liberal Arts Colleges in 2015, economists from eighteen liberal arts colleges (Amherst, Barnard, Davidson, Furman, Grinnell, Haverford, Middlebury, Oberlin, Occidental, Pomona, Scripps, Smith, Swarthmore, Vassar, Washington & Lee, Wellesley, Wesleyan, and Williams) have been exploring ways to diversify the group of students majoring in economics at liberal arts colleges. Our activities include hosting annual workshops, sharing curricula and strategies, and conducting coordinated, randomized evaluations to generate credible evidence on whether specific approaches are effective. Ultimately, the results of our experimentation and evaluation can guide improvement at all institutions.