Dr. Lynn D. Akey, OLPD Higher Education PhD Alumni (2012), Vice President for Student Success, Analytics and Integrated Planning at Minnesota State University, Mankato, has been named the 7th Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Parkside.
Tabatha Cruz, a student in the Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development's (OLPD) Higher Education program received the 2024 K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award.
Professor; Robert Beck Chair of Ideas in Education; Founding Director, CEHD First Gen Institute
My academic work is at the nexus of research and praxis shaped by my early career as a student affairs practitioner and advisor in federally funded TRIO programs. Access and equity remain at the center of my research inquiry with a focus on…
David Weerts is a Professor of Higher Education at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities' Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development and Associate Vice Provost for Public Engagement for the University of Minnesota System.
My current studies focus on understanding the experiences of first-generation and immigrant college students, including food insecurity issues and the impact of career courses on career planning and career decision-making. I teach in the First…
Professor; Interim Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Minnesota-Duluth
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My scholarship focuses on how educators create environments that are accessible to, nurturing of, and reliant upon people in our diverse communities. I foreground the social role of higher education and investigate equity-oriented change in…
Affiliate Faculty; Vice President for Student Affairs
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Calvin D. Phillips, D. Ed. is the Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, and serves as the chief student affairs officer of the University of Minnesota multi-campus system. Calvin provides strategic…
My research explores questions around race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality with relation to college student activism and student development, queer resistance and queer worldmaking in and outside of higher education contexts. I ground my…
My research focuses on the law of higher education and the transition to college. Specifically, I am interested in access to higher education from a legal and policy perspective. I utilize legal research and qualitative case studies in my work on the…
Professor; Campbell Leadership Chair in Education and Human Development; Coordinator of Graduate Programs in Higher Education
From 2017-2022, I served as the University of Minnesota systemwide vice president for equity and diversity for the university’s five campuses. From 2014-2017, I was the associate vice provost for Equity and Diversity and director of the Institute for…
