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Philadelphia, March 23, 2018—This summer, the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) will be hosting our annual early career faculty training program, ELEVATE (Enriching Learning, Enhancing Visibility & Training Educators) in Philadelphia, PA from June 27-29, 2018. Today, we're pleased to announce this year's cohort of ELEVATE Fellows:

Philadelphia, Pa., March 16, 2018—The Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) is proud to name the second cohort of HSI Pathways Fellows of our HSI Pathways to the Professoriate program. 

Philadelphia, February 27, 2018— The Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) will be hosting the first Cross  Institutional Conference, a three-day series of workshops celebrating the first cohort of the HSI Pathways to the Professoriate program. On March 2, 2018, fellows from three partner Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) will come together in Philadelphia to present their year-long research projects and engage in sessions designed to prepare them for the path to the professoriate.

MSI Graduate Student Weekend is an annual event hosted by the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) and Penn Graduate School of Education (Penn GSE). This weekend provides undergraduate students from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) with an opportunity to obtain additional information on pursuing graduate and professional degrees in education.

Philadelphia, Pa., November 14, 2017— This week, the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) will host our inaugural MSI Aspiring Leaders Forum. The three-day forum will take place from Friday, November 17 to Sunday, November 19 and will include more than 12 sessions designed to address a myriad of issues, scenarios, and events that may arise during the college presidency.

The program will feature the following MSI presidential mentors:

Philadelphia, Pa., November 9, 2017— The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) in partnership with the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions(CMSI) and the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives is proud to announce the second cohort of students for the Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship (FDGF) Program:

Philadelphia, Pa., November 3, 2017— The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) and the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) have developed a one-day executive-level workshop designed for university presidents from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) across the nation. This workshop is part of Project Passport, a three-year partnership between CIEE and CMSI developed to increase accessibility to study abroad opportunities for students at MSIs.

Philadelphia, Pa., September 19, 2017—The Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) has partnered with ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, Democracy Works, Young Invincibles, Students Learn Students Vote, Campus Vote Project and the Andrew Goodman Foundation to release a new report that examines the role of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) in engaging racial and ethnic minorities as well as young people in voting.

Philadelphia, Pa., September 6, 2017 —The Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) has published a new report that concludes the data-driven National Campaign on the Return on Investment (ROI) on Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). The report features the 52 data points from the yearlong campaign and provides 18 recommendations to bolster research related to MSIs.

Philadelphia, Pa., August 17, 2017— This November, The Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) will be hosting our inaugural MSI Aspiring Leaders Forum from Friday, November 17, 2017 to Sunday, November 19, 2017.

We are pleased to announce this year's cohort of MSI Aspiring Leaders: