(Oct 23, 2025)
In the October 2025 volume of Physics Today, Suzanne White Brahmia (Associate Professor of Physics, University of Washington) and Geraldine L. Cochran (Associate Professor of Physics, Ohio State University) present the case for expanding access to introductory physics courses for a broader cohort of undergraduate students. They use the department's Extended Analytical Physics (EAP) sequence as an important case study. They write: "The Rutgers EAP program serves as a model for effective expanded access and sustained success. Some institutions of higher education are beginning to rethink introductory physics through an access lens. The Ohio State University now offers an extended course structure based on the Rutgers model." Both Suzanne and Geraldine directed the EAP program for years when they were at Rutgers.
This year Profs Eva Halkiadakis and Roy Montalvo are teaching and administering the Extended Analytical Physics sequence.
Here is the Physics Today article: https://physicstoday.aip.org/features/reframing-the-narrative-on-physics-readiness