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CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF HIGHER AND POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION ON ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY -- (Extensions of Remarks - January 10, 2007)
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SPEECH OF HON. JOHN D. DINGELL OF MICHIGAN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2007
Mr. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, founded 50 years ago by Dr. Algo Henderson at the University of Michigan with a grant from the Carnegie Foundation. Located in my district, the University of Michigan (UM) is a national leader in higher education and in cutting-edge research, equipping young minds with the best tools to confront the world's problems. Among the best at UM, the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education is recognized as an innovator and emulated by higher education institutions across the Nation. Faculty at the Center seek to improve higher and postsecondary education from the perspectives of organizational behavior and management, public policy, academic affairs, student development, assessment, and evaluation. Today, the Center is headed by alumnus Dr. Deborah Faye Carter and staffed by scholars with expertise that spans a wide range of fields in the study.
The Center's faculty members provide valuable leadership to both the graduate students they teach and their colleagues in the field. Thanks to the contributions of the faculty, the Center's research continues to facilitate major initiatives in the field of higher education that respond to the evolving needs of our country.
Graduates of the Center continue into the world providing leadership as administrators and faculty in higher education institutions, as policymakers in governmental and policy agencies, as heads of professional associations, and as researchers in the field.
Current students at the Center are actively engaged in their academic work which is enriched by their many years of experience at liberal arts colleges, state and private universities and community colleges working as admissions directors and professionals in financial aid and faculty and student affairs. Many have served in State and Federal Government agencies and professional higher education associations as institutional researchers, policy analysts and planners. Their experiences at the Center will allow them to contribute to the study of higher education in the same outstanding manner as their faculty and those who have graduated before them.
Madam Speaker, this historic event is a source of pride for the
University, the State of Michigan, and the field of higher education study. I ask you and all of my colleagues to rise and congratulate the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education on its 50th anniversary and to commend its faculty and students for a job well done.
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