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Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Summit: From Awareness and Understanding to Planning and Action

Rackham Graduate School is excited to host its first MSI summit. This meeting is informed by and builds on the efforts of the National Forum for the Public Good in Higher Education (The Forum), the National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID), and the myriad programs and departments that are committed to building pathways to opportunity into graduate and professional education and beyond.

This year’s summit uses the Forum’s framework of awareness, understanding, planning, and action in an effort to provide attendees with information and resources to support them wherever they are in the process of relationship building with Minority Serving Institutions.

The goals of the MSI summit are to:

  • Expand awareness and understanding of Minority Serving Institutions
  • Highlight some of the University of Michigan’s historical and contemporary relationships with Minority Serving Institutions
  • Learn of strategies and best practices for building relationships with MSIs

We invite you to join us for the entire summit or join us for the sessions that interest you most.







Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Summit: From Awareness and Understanding to Planning and Action

Session 1: Expanding Awareness and Deepening Understanding of Minority Serving Institutions

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Assembly Hall, 4th Floor, Rackham Building

  • Defining MSIs
  • MSIs significance and contributions to higher education and society
  • U-M’s historical connections with MSIs


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Lunch and Roundtable Discussion: U-M/MSI Partnership

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Enjoy lunch and learn about the relationship-building efforts of U-M schools and colleges that are establishing relationships with MSIs. Units leading discussions include: 

School of Public Health 

Program in Biomedical Sciences

Taubman School of Architecture and Urban Planning

American Culture and History

Political Science

College of Pharmacy

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Session 2: Identifying, Engaging with, and Formalizing Relationships

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Assembly Hall, 4th Floor, Rackham Building
Dr. Ja’Wanda Grant, Special Assistant to the Provost for Scholar Development and Institutional Alliances, Academic Affairs, Xavier University of Louisiana

A discussion on things to consider when establishing a relationship with MSIs from the perspective of MSIs.

Will feature Ja'Wanda Grant of Xavier University of Louisiana and Michelle Saboo of Leech Lake Tribal College

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