Historically the University Honors & Leadership program at CU Denver has welcomed incoming first-year students to participate in the University Honors & Leadership program.  Beginning In the 2021-2022 academic year new transfer students and continuing students will also be able to apply to the program and declare a minor in Honors.  They will participate in an array of opportunities that support and nurture academic excellence.

The Inclusive Pedagogy Academy (IPA) is a professional development opportunity designed to help faculty learn about, practice, and implement inclusive and learner-centered practices in their teaching in a supportive environment with colleagues.  The IPA is offered once each year through the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning and helps faculty to:

• Identify societal, educational, and institutional systems and structures that promote or prevent equitable outcomes for all students.
• Acknowledge the ways that the cultures of disciplines and classrooms perpetuate inequities.
• Explain the ways their identities shape their teaching and interactions with students.
• Recognize that students' social identities and experiences shape the ways that they perceive and participate in classes.
• Explain how specific inclusive instructional practices promote equity and reduce barriers in learning environments.
• Explain how inclusive classroom policies promote equity and reduce barriers in their classrooms.
• Explain how specific inclusive messaging and communication promote equity and reduce barriers in learning environments.
• Articulate how their teaching and learning attitudes and practices promote equity and inclusion.