Higher Education & Student Affairs (MA & PhD)

Welcome!

Welcome to the Higher Education & Student Affairs Administration Program

The Higher Education & Student Affairs Administration (HESA) graduate programs prepares individuals for careers as highly effective higher education administrators and scholars. Both the MA and PhD programs prepare scholar-leaders for the varied challenges facing higher education organizations in today’s global environment. A key goal of the HESA programs is to develop change leaders who actively engage with issues of the 21st century to create equitable and socially just higher education institutions.

In our Higher Education & Student Affairs Administration programs, our faculty seek to:

Enhance professional competence and communication skills
Promote social justice
Meet the needs of diverse learners
Engage and encourage reflective practice
Maintain a constructivist emphasis in teaching and learning
Encourage partnerships and collegiality

Our educational community values:

Using the process of critical self-reflection for growth in professional practice and competence
Respect for the uniqueness of all individuals
Ethical advocacy on behalf of individuals or groups experiencing discrimination
Critical thinking and writing as part of the development of scholar-leaders

To that end, we expect all graduates of our programs will be able to:

Advance social justice & inclusion practices within their campus community
Promote stakeholder development (student, alumni, donor, faculty, staff, administrator, community, etc.)
Enhance the organization and administration of their university/college
Engage in independent and collaborative assessment, evaluation, and research

Prospective students can access specific program information below:

MA in Higher Education Administration & Student Affairs

PhD in Higher Education Administration

Full-time Program Faculty

Dr. Virginia Byrne, Assistant Professor

Dr. Niah Grimes, Assistant Professor

Dr. Chad Kee, Assistant Professor

Dr. Steve Mobley, Associate Professor

Dr. Sean Robinson, Professor & Program Coordinator

Dr. Ben Welsh, Associate Professor

For questions and/or more information please contact Dr. Sean Robinson, Program Coordinator

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