By Kyle Southern Two weeks ago, my colleague from the National Forum, Kim Reyes, and Dr. Cassie Barnhardt—a graduate of the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education here at Michigan, former National Forum team member, and current assistant professor at the University of Iowa—joined me at the annual conference of NASPA – [...]

By Esmeralda Hernandez Whether it is the community of Detroit or communities of higher education professionals, university-community partnerships is an important part of what we do here at the National Forum.  While much of our community engagement and many of our external partnerships come naturally, we should not underestimate the value of grounding our partnerships [...]

The National Forum proudly recognizes the achievements of Legendary Musician, Nick Bowman.  Nick was presented the ASHE Promising Scholar/Early Career Award at the 2012 ASHE Conference.  Congratulations, Nick! What is the ASHE Promising Scholar/Early Career Award? The award recognizes a significant body of scholarship, a single extraordinary research achievement by a higher education scholar, or [...]

By Dan Parrish, C.S.C. Undocumented student access to higher education is a particularly hot topic in late 2012.  It is an issue that is not necessarily bound by partisanship, with post-election calls for comprehensive immigration reform coming from both the right and left.  Each year roughly 65,000 undocumented children graduate from secondary schools in the [...]

The uLEAD Network grows out of our tradition of work on access to higher education and our commitment to providing tools that enhance leaders’ ability to create positive change in their institutions. The mission of the Network is to provide a platform for institutional leaders to engage others in addressing complex challenges related to access [...]

In 2007, the National Forum, in partnership with a number of key stakeholders across the country, launched a national effort to focus attention on educational opportunities for immigrant and undocumented students. Employing the University of Michigan’s visibility in the area of educational diversity and its location in the Midwest, the initiative could situate immigration as a national [...]

We would like to extend our deepest appreciation to our funders, and their continued generosity and support of our work. Below is a list of our previous funders. For more information on specific funded projects, please visit our Funded Projects page. To view our current funders, visit the Current Funding Partners page. Previous Funders American College Personnel Association [...]

Each year, the National Forum is invited to present our research at a variety of conferences and venues. The following is a select list of our presentations over the last two years:  2012 Reyes, K. and Ramos, M., (2012, October) Embracing Educational Opportunities for Undocumented Students, College Board Forum, Miami, Florida, October 2012. de Uriarte, [...]

By Kelly Finzer Hello everyone!  I am Kelly Finzer, a first year Master’s student at CSHPE, and I joined the Finance and Stewardship (F&S) Team at the National Forum this past July.  In addition to my F&S duties, I have been researching corporate philanthropy strategies for the Ford Motor Company Fund and working with our [...]

By Marisol Ramos Last Wednesday, the Supreme Court began to hear oral arguments in the Fisher v. Texas case as part of a decision whether to limit or rule out taking race into account in college admissions. Of stake in the Fisher v. Texas case is the ability of public universities to fulfill missions to diversity and [...]