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CEP Newsletter - January 2025

Message from the Chair

Colleagues: Happy New Year! For those of you who joined us in Minneapolis, I hope you were able to re-energize, reconnect with colleagues from across the globe, and get what you needed to push to your respective finish lines for 2024. 


The 2024-2025 CEP team is excited for the coming year and we hope that you take the opportunity to volunteer with us and/or give feedback on things you’d like centered in CEP this year. As the team engaged in #ASHE24, we took lots of notes and want to ensure we are meeting the needs of the CEP membership! 

Volunteer with CEP in 2025

Interested in volunteering with CEP in 2025? Fill out this form, and we will get in touch.

CEP: Where Do We Go From Here?

We value your input and would appreciate your feedback on the following: (1) What aspects of CEP would you like to engage with? and (2) In light of the current and ongoing political realities, what roles or actions do you believe CEP should prioritize?

Please let us know using this form

2024 CEP Pre-Conference Photo Recap

Beyond Academia's Canvas: How Scholars of Color Reimagine the Academy

Pre-Conference Sessions

CEP 2024 Business Meeting

CEP 2024 Award Recipients

Founders’ Service Award

Lissa Ramirez-Stapleton, PhD

Mildred E. García Award for Exemplary Scholarship: Junior Scholar

Stephanie Aguilar-Smith, PhD

Not Pictured Above: Mildred E. García Award for Exemplary Scholarship: Senior Scholar presented to Sydney Freeman, Jr., PhD who was unable to join us in person during the meeting. Sending you all our best Sydney!

Thank You 2024 CEP Program Volunteers and Leadership!

Mentor-Protégé Program (MPP)

Dr. Sergio A. Gonzalez, University of Pittsburgh; Event Co-Chair

Dr. Chelsea T. Smith, William & Mary; Event Co-Chair

Laetitia Adelson, University of Georgia

Dr. Habiba Braimah, Harvard University

Dr. Torrie Cropps, University of Texas at Dallas

Dr. Jude Paul Dizon, California State University, Stanislaus

Dr. Jocelyn Gutierrez, University of North Dakota

Dr. Dion Harry, Oklahoma State University

Dr. Quortne Hutchings, Northern Illinois University

Dr. Vanessa Johnson-Ojeda, University of Utah

Symone McCollum, Texas A&M University

Dr. Allante Moon, University of Pennsylvania

Cristina Nader, Texas A&M University

Dr. Valerie J. Thompson, Wichita State University


CEP Awards and Nominations

Dr. Leslie Ekpe, East Texas A&M University

Dr. Susana Hernandez – Northern Arizona University

Dr. Brittany Smotherson, University of Missouri


CEP Pre-Conference Co-Chairs

Dr. Katherine S. Cho, Loyola University Chicago

Dr. Jesse R. Ford, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

CEP Executive Committee

What Has The Executive Committee Been Up To?

Jesse Ford

Pre-Conference Co-Chair

Dr. Jesse R. Ford recently published a book chapter titled: Co-Teaching to Create Socially Just Leadership Learning Environments.


Find out more about this chapter at Google Books

Katherine S. Cho

Pre-Conference Co-Chair

Congrats to Dr. Cho and colleagues on her recent publication titled: What’s under attack: Activism and institutional conflict within US higher education.


Learn more at Sage Journals

Sergio A. Gonzalez

Mentor-Protégé Program

Co-Chair

Congratulations to Dr. Sergio Gonzlez on his new appointment as Assistant Professor of Higher Education at the University of Pittsburgh.


Read more at university.pitt.edu

Your New Incoming Executive Committee Members:

Dr. Natasha Croom

Associate Dean and Associate Professor

2024-2025 CEP Chair

Antonio Duran image

Dr. Antonio Duran 

Associate Professor

2024-2025 CEP Chair-Elect

Dr. Leslie Ekpe

Assistant Professor

CEP Secretary

Jayla Moody Marshall

Doctoral Candidate 

Graduate Student Representative

Dr. Robin Phelps-Ward

Associate Dean and Associate Professor

2025 CEP Pre-Conference Co-Chair

Dr. Charlie Amáyá Scott

2025 CEP Pre-Conference Co-Chair

Dr. Dion Harry  

Assistant Professor 

2025 Mentor Protégé (MPP) Co-Chair

Dr. Jocelyn Gutierrez 

Clinical Assistant Professor

2025 Mentor Protégé (MPP) Co-Chair

Dr. Jesse R. Ford

Assistant Professor

CEP Awards and Nominations Chair

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