Innovator Vol. 37 No. 1 - Fall 06: Legacy of Leadership
Return to contents Message from the CSHPE director
I think of anniversaries as
times of celebration, but also
times of reflection. In reflecting
on the history of the Center,
I realize that I am part of this
history. I have been Director
of the Center for the Study of
Higher and Postsecondary
Education (CSHPE) for a little
more than a month as I write
this, and perhaps future histories
will include a footnote
about my service as Director
of the Center (dare I hope that
the footnote will say positive
things?), but as an alumna, I feel a distinct connection
to the Center’s past as well. I believe that my perspective
as a graduate of this program will inform my
leadership of the Center over the next three years.
While we begin the formal celebration of CSHPE’s 50th Anniversary, the Center welcomes new people and continues to look toward the future in planning our next directions. We had a new cohort of master’s and doctoral students who joined us this Fall term. By all accounts, the students are energetic and passionate about their educational interests and we all look forward to working with them.
We also welcome Dr. Phillip Bowman to CSHPE. Most recently a Professor and Director of the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy at the University of Illinois, Chicago, Bowman has a joint appointment in CSHPE as Professor of Education and is the inaugural Director of University of Michigan’s National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID). Dr. Bowman’s role at NCID will provide additional opportunities for the Center to collaborate with others on important issues of research and practice related to diversity.
The Center faculty and students continue work on issues that are important to national and international higher education policy. We are also working with individual colleges and, closer to home, exploring ways in which CSHPE’s research and scholarship can enhance the quality of education at the University of Michigan. All of our work honors our legacy of excellence in the study of and preparation of leaders for higher and postsecondary education.
I look forward to this year of celebration for the
Center and the planning that is taking place for future
directions of the Center!
