Tag: Dr. Mildred Garcia

COVID-19

Advocates and Practitioners Discuss How to Build More Equitable Education

The pandemic has increased inequities at all levels of education, but it has also provided an opportunity to close those gaps. That was the sentiment of panelists who participated in “The State of Education: Rebuilding a More Equitable System”, hosted by The Atlantic on Wednesday.

March 3, 2021

Women

Higher Ed Remembers Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday at the age of 87 dealt a stinging blow to higher education, which looked to Ginsburg as a progressive voice on the high court who could be counted on to champion equity issues.

September 20, 2020

Students

American Association of State Colleges and Universities Receives $2.5M Grant

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) a $2.5 million grant in order to increase student success. AASCU has around 400 public colleges and university members and is one of 12 organizations to receive the foundation’s Intermediaries for Scale grant. Through the grant, AASCU aims to […]

January 9, 2020

News Roundup

Garcia to Graduates: You have a Responsibility to the Next Generation

Mildred García, president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, told graduates at Ithaca College’s 124th Commencement ceremony that they have a profound responsibility to use the achievement of their degree to serve as a beacon of hope and opportunity for others. García delivered the main address to some 1,500 graduates at the […]

May 19, 2019

News Roundup

Dr. Mildred García Selected as Ithaca College’s Commencement Speaker

Ithaca College has announced that Dr. Mildred García, a national leader in higher education and president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), will be the commencement speaker for the college’s 124th Commencement ceremony to be held on Sunday, May 19. She will also be awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree […]

March 26, 2019

Latest News

ACE Study: Racial Equity Gaps Still Plague Higher Ed

In a matter of seconds, University of Maryland higher education professor Dr. Sharon L. Fries-Britt picked off one of the biggest elephants in the room and extended a data-heavy conversation from the head to the heart.

February 14, 2019

African-American

Millennium Leadership Initiative Boasts Record Participation in 20th Year

Demand exceeded expectations Monday when 89 higher education leaders from underrepresented populations registered for the Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI) gathering at the annual meeting of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).

October 29, 2018

MSIs

Gathering Designed to Foster Mentorship Among MSI Leaders

In an effort to create a pipeline of college leaders ready to one day become a college president, the Penn Center for minority serving institutions hosted a three-day symposium for its cohort of aspiring leaders this weekend in Philadelphia, bringing together both rising administrators and highly experienced college and university presidents to serve as their mentors

November 19, 2017

Home

García to Lead American Association of State Colleges and Universities

Dr. Mildred García, who has led California State University Fullerton for the past five years, is leaving her post to become president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, or AASCU, making her the first Latina in higher education to hold that position. García, who was a first-generation college student, hopes to place […]

November 9, 2017

African-American

Urban Colleges Dealing With Unique Retention Issues

No sprawling campus, a majority of commuter students, many ­first-generation college students and the necessity to work make retention and graduation efforts especially challenging at urban institutions.

October 8, 2015