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The authors gratefully acknowledge Don Gillian-Daniel and Sarah Miller for their help with the initial design for data collection and analysis. They thank Steve Ackerman, Kitch Barnicle, Aaron Brower, Chris Carlson-Dakes, Don Gillian-Daniel, and Kristyn Masters for their leadership in the Delta Program; Kristyn Masters, Karen Mittelstadt and Gina Spitz for their careful review of the manuscript; and the Delta course and program instructors and core staff for their essential contributions to the successes of the Delta learning community and future faculty. This work was funded by a supplement to the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant No. DUE-0717768. The Delta Program is funded by the Office of the Provost and the Graduate School of UW-Madison, with additional support provided by the UW–Madison Colleges of Letters and Science, Agricultural and Life Sciences, and Engineering, as well as the School of Education and the Institute for Biology Education. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.