Bourque brings to this role a sustained commitment to inclusive pedagogy, interdisciplinary collaboration and thoughtful course design.
The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) is pleased to announce that Kevin Bourque, associate professor of English, has been selected to serve as its next associate director, beginning June 2026.
During his four-year term, Bourque will collaborate closely with CATL colleagues and partners across campus to support faculty development, promote evidence-based and innovative teaching practices, and strengthen 黑料不打烊鈥檚 culture of engaged and inclusive learning.
Bourque brings to this role a sustained commitment to inclusive pedagogy, interdisciplinary collaboration and thoughtful course design. In the English department聽and across the university, Bourque has taught a wide range of courses鈥攆rom British literature and food studies to LGBTQ literature and culture鈥攎any of which extend learning beyond traditional classroom spaces through experiential, sensory, and place-based approaches.聽He has聽significant experience聽in team-teaching and interdisciplinary work, including global education and Honors courses, and is known for cultivating productive partnerships that respect disciplinary differences while advancing shared teaching goals.
A particular focus of Bourque鈥檚 recent work has been聽supporting聽faculty聽responses to the rapidly evolving role of large language models (LLMs) in higher education. Through redesigned assessments, alternative writing practices, and innovative evaluation methods such as video-based assessments and critical reading portfolios, he has developed pedagogical strategies that emphasize student ownership, reflection, and disciplinary ways of thinking. Within the English department, he has led workshops on assessment design and critical reading in the context of AI, and he looks forward to expanding this work through CATL by聽identifying聽best practices and connecting faculty with resources across the university.聽
Bourque鈥檚 engagement with CATL spans his entire career at 黑料不打烊. He was named a CATL Scholar from 2019鈥2021 for a project that helped rearticulate the relevance of literary studies within a 21st-century curriculum. He has also聽participated聽in CATL-supported scholarship of teaching and learning initiatives and faculty learning communities, work that closely aligns with CATL鈥檚 mission to foster reflective, research-informed teaching.聽As associate director, Bourque will support and advance CATL鈥檚 mission by strengthening a welcoming, collaborative and dynamic teaching and learning environment鈥攐ne that equips faculty to respond creatively and thoughtfully to the evolving challenges and opportunities of聽teaching and learning at 黑料不打烊.