Faculty and Staff in SJHE

 

 

Iowa State 's Higher Education program has the highest number of ethnic/racially diverse faculty among top-ranked higher education programs throughout the nation.

 

Higher Education faculty and students at Iowa State are actively involved in social justice initiatives on campus including:

•  University Committee on Disabilities

•  Alliance for Disability Awareness

•  LGBT Student Services Advisory Committee

•  Multicultural Leadership Summit

•  Iowa State University Conference on Race and Ethnicity

 

Faculty in Iowa State's Higher Education program currently hold or have recently held the following positions in their quest to advance social justice in higher education:

•  Director of Equity and Inclusion , American College Personnel Association (ACPA) -College Student Educators International

•  Co-chair of Latino Student Retention, Institute of the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education

•  Co-director of the National Women's Studies Association Women of Color Leadership Project

•  Program Co-chair, American Educational Research Association Critical Educators for Social Justice Special Interest Group

•  Program Co-chair, Association for the Study of Higher Education section on Social Context and Foundations

•  Co-director, Scholars and Advocates for Gender Equity -American Educational Research Association Pre-conference

 

Higher Education program faculty at Iowa State have received the following awards:

•  American College Personnel Association (ACPA)-College Student Educators International, Voice of Inclusion Award

•  American College Personnel Association (ACPA)-College Student Educators International, Standing Committee for Women, Wise Woman Award

•  Iowa State Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Student Services Ally Award

•  Iowa State Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Alliance Ally Recognition Award

 

Faculty/Staff Links

Nancy Evans

R. Evely Gildersleeve

Nana Osei-Kofi

Lori D. Patton

Laura Rendón

Riyad A. Shahjahan