Samuel D. Museus
Professor of Education Studies, Expert on Campus Diversity and Equity
Biography
Dr. Museus is a professor of education studies at University of California San Diego. He is also the founding director of the National Institute for Transformation and Equity (NITE). Prior to joining UC San Diego, he taught Asian American studies and higher education at the University of Massachusetts Boston and was a faculty member in higher education at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, the University of Denver, and Indiana University. Dr. Museus has produced over 200 publications and conference presentations focused on diversity and equity, campus environments, and college student outcomes. He is also creator of the Culturally Engaging Campus Environments (CECE; pronounced see-see) Model of College Success among diverse student populations. He has also published several books, including Creating Campus Cultures: Fostering Success among Racially Diverse Student Populations (with Uma M. Jayakumar, 2012), and is creator of the Culturally Engaging Campus Environments (CECE) Model of College Success among racially diverse populations (2014). He has previously received several national awards in recognition of the impact of his scholarship, including the Association for the Study of Higher Education’s (ASHE’s) Early Career Award in 2011 and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators’ (NASPA) George D. Kuh Outstanding Contribution to Research and Literature Award in 2014. He received his PhD in Higher Education Administration (Pennsylvania State University). Projects underway focus on understanding aspects of college campuses that provide equitable opportunities for college students and how institutions change to become more inclusive and equitable. Emerging projects focus on social movements and the experiences of social justice advocates and activists within higher education.
Speech Topics
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Racism and Racial Equity in Higher Education
Creating Campus Cultures - Fostering Success Among Racially Diverse Student Populations
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and the Implications for Higher Education
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