{"id":127439,"date":"2024-04-29T14:06:17","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T18:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/ceel\/?p=127439"},"modified":"2024-04-29T14:06:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T18:06:17","slug":"montclair-preparing-the-next-generation-of-higher-ed-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/ceel\/2024\/04\/29\/montclair-preparing-the-next-generation-of-higher-ed-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Montclair Preparing the Next Generation of Higher Ed Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Montclair State University is shaping the next generation of leaders prepared to address the challenges facing higher education today, including leading social justice, diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on college campuses.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a critical time to do this work,\u201d says Educational Leadership Associate Professor Blanca Elizabeth Vega.<\/p>\n

With issues of diversity, equity, minority-serving institutions and college access explicitly built into the Higher Education (MA)<\/strong> curriculum, the culminating projects of students in the master\u2019s program include research on underrepresented and at-risk populations, everything from student success to faculty development, Vega says.<\/p>\n

The projects will be showcased on Friday, May 3 when the MA in Higher Education<\/a> program hosts the annual Capstone Conference for graduating students. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. in University Hall, Room 1010.<\/p>\n

\u201cMontclair sees its role as shaping future practitioners and researchers who understand the complex problems and issues in higher education and the changing demographics,\u201d says Kristie Damell, an adjunct professor overseeing the capstones who works as Associate Dean of Students and Title IX Coordinator at New Jersey Institute of Technology.<\/p>\n

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Angelica Martinez, at a recent campus event for commuters, is researching the barriers to participating in such activities.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The capstone projects reflect the master\u2019s students’ varied interests. For instance, two of this year\u2019s graduating students are tackling issues in the University departments where they work.<\/p>\n

Angelica Martinez, graduate coordinator of Commuter Life, is researching the barriers facing commuter students in getting involved in campus activities and ways to improve their sense of belonging. \u201cI’m working on a survey to gauge where that focus should be,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Jake Hutchison, a graduate enrollment generalist for Montclair, is researching why students choose a certain school. \u201cI’m working on collecting better data from accepted students to understand how to improve admissions practices,\u201d he says. His research reveals a gap between the number of accepted students and those who eventually enroll. \u201cI\u2019m trying to understand why that is happening,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the MA in Higher Education<\/a> program, please reach out to Jeff Bendett, coordinator for Recruitment, Enrollment and Partnerships, at bendettj@montclair.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photos by University Photographer Mike Peters<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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