Laurie McCauley, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, named Jennifer Cummings, Jeremy Edwards, Terence McGinn and Lisa Young 2025-2026 Collegiate Lecturers and awarded Scott Beal with the 2025 Lecturer Excellence in Inclusive-Teaching Award.
The university awards up to four Collegiate Lecturer titles annually to lecturers II and IV who demonstrate a sustained record of excellence in teaching and learning, or in service or other contributions to the university.
One lecturer is selected each year for the Lecturer Excellence in Inclusive Teaching Award, which is open to all lecturer classifications. This award recognizes lecturers who demonstrate a sustained record of excellence in inclusive teaching practices.
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Jennifer Cummings teaches a wide range of core and advanced courses, all of which consistently receive some of the highest evaluations in LSA.
Her teaching portfolio plays a key role in both the Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience major within the Department of Psychology and the Neuroscience major. Since 2018, Cummings has taught a summer course on behavioral neuroscience for the Michigan Math and Science Scholars Program, a pre-college experience that exposes high school students to rigorous yet engaging college-level coursework and research in the sciences.
Cummings has received multiple honors, including the LSA Unsung Champion Advising Award and the Amy L. and Kirk L. Wolfe Prize. Her leadership, passion and dedication to pedagogical excellence make her an exemplary educator and an invaluable member of the U-M community.
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