College/University - New Brunswick, NJ, US
The Center for Minority Serving Institutions' mission is to:ELEVATEElevate the educational contributions of MSIs, ensuring their participation in national conversations;INCREASEIncrease rigorous scholarship on MSIs;CONNECTConnect MSI academic and administrative leadership to leading reform initiatives in the United States;INFORMInform administrative, instructional and philanthropic practices at MSIs;ADVANCEAdvance effective policies that have a positive impact on strengthening MSIs, the development and support of their students and faculty, and the quality of the elementary and secondary schools within their communities;BRING TOGETHERBring together MSIs around their common interests, strengths, and challenges to increase efficiency and optimize resources;ENHANCEEnhance the efforts of MSIs to close educational achievement gaps and assessment performance of disadvantaged communities.