About the Author

David Hubert received his B.A. in Political Science from Colorado State University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Connecticut. He makes his home in Utah where he serves as Associate Provost of Learning Advancement at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC). He led the development and implementation of SLCC’s ePortfolio requirement in its General Education program, directed SLCC’s Faculty Teaching and Learning Center, and helped the college receive a commendation from the Northwest Commission of Colleges and Universities for its assessment of General Education learning outcomes. 

Active as a professor of Political Science, Dr. Hubert developed three separate online Political Science courses and wrote Attenuated Democracy.  He led four different study abroad trips to London that centered on active learning. In collaboration with colleagues, he developed two different learning communities. He serves as a faculty member at the AAC&U’s Summer Institute on High Impact Practices, and the Summer Institute on General Education. He is Treasurer and board member of the Association for Authentic, Experiential, and Evidence-Based Learning (AAEEBL). In his spare time he loves tennis, photography, riding his bike, camping, stargazing in Utah’s southern wilderness, and writing his Substack newsletter.