The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI)

Our next highlight during #WomensHistoryMonth is Kim Williams and her latest webinar, "Get Involved: Stories of Bahamian Civil Society"! Watch the recording on our YouTube channel here: https://buff.ly/yFJGggm Kim Williams-Pulfer, Ph.D.

We're in the news?? Diverse: Issues In Higher Education covered our latest research report, "Compa?eros en el Camino: Preparing Advisors to Serve at Hispanic-Serving Institutions," authored by our visiting scholar, Gabriel O. Bermea! Read more: https://buff.ly/9Zz8FwB Read report: https://buff.ly/kNwtqOX Gabe Bermea, Ed.D.

? Next Week! Join us for Navigating The LPP Classification: Minority Serving Institutions Perspectives at 2:30 PM ET. The Leadership for Public Purpose (LPP) classification recognizes institutions that enhance the development of ethical leadership capacity among all stakeholders in service of the collective public good. Register here: https://buff.ly/TtWEPsQ American Council on Education

?? Tallahassee Democrat quotes Marybeth Gasman: "These shifts have led to the rise of presidents who are also seen as aligned with specific political agendas, and this can impact everything from academic freedom to campus culture.” Read more: Article by Tarah Jean

??? Next Week! Join us for HBCU/MSIs: Neutrality vs. Mortality and learn how HBCUs/MSIs can take on the challenges to our democracy without unnecessary risk. The Citizens Campaign

Today's highlight for Women’s History Month features Aaliyah Deggs and her research brief: “Beyond a Niche: The Value of Historically Black Women's Colleges in the 21st Century”. ? Read it here: https://buff.ly/2xZhhHw #WomensHistoryMonth #WomensHistory #RecognizingWomen #WomenMakingHistory #CelebrateWomen Aaliyah J. Deggs Consulting

?? New CMSI Report ?? Read our new report, “Compa?eros en el Camino: Preparing Advisors to Serve at Hispanic-Serving Institutions," by our visiting scholar Gabriel O. Bermea! This new report explores how Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) play a critical role in advancing education opportunities for Latine students and other underrepresented populations. It reveals that training should focus on specific skills or competencies that need to be developed for advisors to succeed in their roles and in completing their tasks. Read the full report: https://buff.ly/JgWlP8C #AcademicSuccess #CMSI #ResearchReport #HSI #HispanicServingInstitutions #HigherEd #HigherEducation Gabe Bermea, Ed.D.

??? Happening Tomorrow! Register now for Confessions of a Black Academic: A Memoir. Don’t miss out on this impactful discussion! ??https://bit.ly/3Eex5Ff #Blackacademic #booktalk #bookevent #virtualevent #webinar

Recognizing Karen Gross, an MSI Presidential Mentor, for her contributions this Women's History Month! ?? Check out her talk, “Pandemic Positives in Education: What We Have Learned” here: https://buff.ly/aExYRba #WomensHistoryMonth #WomensHistory #RecognizingWomen #WomenMakingHistory #CelebrateWomen

Enjoy this new, compelling read, “American Higher 2025: Toward a More Perfect Silence or a More Perfect Union?” featured in the Association of Governing Boards’ (AGB) publication Trusteeship and written by MSI Aspiring Leader Presidential Mentor John S. Wilson!? Here, Wilson discusses the challenges and transformations facing American higher ed, highlighting how political polarization and external pressures have led many universities to adopt policies of institutional neutrality, especially in response to controversial social and political issues. He explores the impact of these developments on-campus leadership and academic freedom, particularly concerning the struggles faced by Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). “Our founding documents collectively commission us all to complete the process of becoming a pluralistic democracy, the sole contextual requirement for perfecting the union of humankind. I signed because our progress remains slow, our work remains vast, and our college campuses remain both obligated and able to do much more to help realize the loftiest of America’s proclaimed aspirations.” Read more: https://buff.ly/nzy1XcY John Silvanus Wilson AGB (Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges)