The mission of the higher education program is to prepare reflective practitioners, leaders, and scholars who can critically contribute to the improvement of local and global higher education for the public good through research, policy, and practice.<\/p>\n
The master\u2019s degree within the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis (ELPA) with an emphasis in higher education are aimed at aspiring higher education and\/or student affairs administrators. The curriculum is designed to meet the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) Professional Standards for Higher Education and to help students develop professional competencies aligned with the ACPA-NASPA Professional Competency Areas for Student Affairs Practitioners. With grounding in both research and practice, graduates advance to professional positions in areas such as student activities and leadership, multicultural affairs, Greek life, academic advising, financial aid, residential life, and enrollment management.<\/p>\n
Students completing the master of education degree option must complete the higher education capstone project, which includes a self-reflection of their academic and professional experiences and an oral defense of this reflection.<\/p>\n
Higher education master\u2019s students can choose one of two focus areas:<\/p>\n
The doctor of philosophy\u00a0with an emphasis in higher education challenges students to be critical thinkers who effectively respond to the changing landscapes in postsecondary education. Students gain knowledge of organizational and leadership theories and practices, with an explicit focus on the ways in which leadership roles and administrative processes may be influenced by policy, power, privilege and difference.<\/p>\n
The graduate certificate in higher education administration is designed to address the need for enhanced understanding of the higher education institutional context and for improved skills and technical knowledge in areas required for effective administration and governance of higher education (e.g., budget and finance).<\/p>\n
Degrees are in educational\u00a0leadership and policy analysis\u00a0<\/strong>with an emphasis in higher education.<\/strong><\/p>\n The mission of the higher education program is to prepare reflective practitioners, leaders, and scholars who can critically contribute to the improvement of local and global higher education for the public good through research, policy, and practice. The master\u2019s degree within the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis (ELPA) with an emphasis in higher […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":22,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-31","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cehd.missouri.edu\/educational-leadership-policy-analysis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cehd.missouri.edu\/educational-leadership-policy-analysis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cehd.missouri.edu\/educational-leadership-policy-analysis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cehd.missouri.edu\/educational-leadership-policy-analysis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cehd.missouri.edu\/educational-leadership-policy-analysis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/cehd.missouri.edu\/educational-leadership-policy-analysis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":420,"href":"https:\/\/cehd.missouri.edu\/educational-leadership-policy-analysis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions\/420"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cehd.missouri.edu\/educational-leadership-policy-analysis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cehd.missouri.edu\/educational-leadership-policy-analysis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Faculty<\/h3>\n
Bradley Curs <\/a><\/h3>Associate Professor, Higher Education Policy <\/em>\n <\/i> cursb@missouri.edu<\/span>\n <\/a><\/div><\/section>\n
Jennifer Fellabaum-Toston<\/a><\/h3>Teaching Professor, Higher Education<\/em>\n <\/i> fellabaumje@missouri.edu<\/span>\n <\/a><\/div><\/section>\n
Steve Graham<\/a><\/h3>Emeritus<\/em>\n <\/i> grahams@umsystem.edu<\/span>\n <\/a><\/div><\/section>\n
Casandra Harper <\/a><\/h3>Associate Professor, Higher Education<\/em>\n <\/i> harpercas@missouri.edu<\/span>\n <\/a><\/div><\/section>\n
Jeni Hart<\/a><\/h3>Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Studies<\/em>Professor, Higher Education<\/em>\n <\/i> hartjl@missouri.edu<\/span>\n <\/a><\/div><\/section>\n
Gabrielle Malfatti<\/a><\/h3>Director of Global Engagement<\/em>Director of the Graduate Certificate in Global Education and Leadership<\/em>Teaching Professor, Higher Education<\/em>\n <\/i> malfattig@missouri.edu<\/span>\n <\/a><\/div><\/section>\n
Pilar Mendoza <\/a><\/h3>Professor, Higher Education<\/em>\n <\/i> mendozamp@missouri.edu<\/span>\n <\/a><\/div><\/section>\n
Laura Page<\/a><\/h3>Higher Education Program Coordinator<\/em>Assistant Teaching Professor <\/em>\n <\/i> PageL@missouri.edu<\/span>\n <\/a><\/div><\/section>\n
Dajanae Palmer<\/a><\/h3>John C. Weaver Faculty Fellow in Higher Education Administration<\/em>Co-Director of Qualitative Inquiry <\/em>Assistant Professor<\/em>\n <\/i> dlpydg@missouri.edu<\/span>\n <\/a><\/div><\/section>\n
Lisa Scheese<\/a><\/h3>Bachelors of Educational Studies Program Coordinator<\/em>EdD Program Coordinator<\/em>Assistant Teaching Professor <\/em>\n <\/i> scheesel@missouri.edu<\/span>\n <\/a><\/div><\/section>\n
Michael Steven Williams<\/a><\/h3>Associate Professor, Higher Education<\/em>PhD Coordinator<\/em>\n <\/i> williamsmichae1@missouri.edu<\/span>\n <\/a><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"