This episode features the co-editors of a special issue of Research & Practice in Assessment focused on the topic of assessment’s evolving professional identity.  Our guests are Jeanne Horst and Gina Polychronopoulos.  Jeanne is Director of Research at CommonLit, and Gina is Associate Director for Curricular Assessment at George Mason University.  Our conversation has relevance for both individuals working directly in assessment and for colleagues who support and champion assessment in their respective contexts.

Listeners may access the special issue of Research & Practice in Assessment (Volume 17, Issue 2) discussed during this episode by visiting https://www.rpajournal.com/rpa-archives/.

This season of Leading Improvements in Higher Education is sponsored by the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison University; learn more at jmu.edu/assessment.

Episode recorded:  March 2022.  Host:  Stephen Hundley.  Producers:  Chad Beckner, Caleb Keith, and Shirley Yorger.  Original music:  Caleb Keith.  This award-winning podcast is a service of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis; learn more at assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu.