CSHPE doctoral student Cassandra Arroyo selected as ASHE/Ascendium Fellow for ASHE 2021 conference in Puerto Rico
CSHPE doctoral student Cassandra Arroyo received the ASHE/Ascendium Fellowship for the ASHE 2021 conference in Puerto Rico. Arroyo will serve as the Research Coordinator for one of three research teams composed of ASHE members and Puerto Rican higher education leaders all focusing on higher education in Puerto Rico. Each team will write a report to be presented at the ASHE pre-conference.
Arroyo is part of the Student Success and Funding team which seeks to answer the question, what financial supports do PRCUs (Puerto Rican Colleges and Universities) need to achieve and further develop student success goals?
The goal is to develop applications for culturally relevant and student-conscious strategies to facilitate expanded student success. Each team will work between August and December to understand the specific topic and its context in Puerto Rico and the current research and research gaps related to the topic. During the Institute itself, Ascendium Fellows will present their work to an audience of invited Puerto Rican higher education leaders for review and feedback.
