Gettysburg College Awarded $2.5 Million Grant to Advance Minority-Serving Institutions
$2.5 Million Grant to Support Faculty Development, Research, and Student Success at Gettysburg College
Gettysburg College has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) program. The grant will be used to support a variety of initiatives designed to enhance the college's ability to serve and graduate underrepresented students.
Initiatives funded by the grant include:
- Faculty development programs to increase the number of underrepresented minority faculty members at the college.
- Research projects focused on improving the academic success of underrepresented students.
- Student support services, such as tutoring, mentoring, and advising, to help underrepresented students succeed in college.
"This grant is a tremendous investment in Gettysburg College and our commitment to diversity and inclusion," said college president Bob Iuliano. "We are grateful to the U.S. Department of Education for this support, which will allow us to expand our efforts to serve and graduate underrepresented students."
The MSI program is a federal grant program that provides funding to colleges and universities that serve a significant number of underrepresented minority students. The program is designed to help these institutions improve their capacity to serve and graduate underrepresented students, and to increase the number of underrepresented minority faculty members at these institutions.
Gettysburg College is a private liberal arts college located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The college was founded in 1832 and has a long history of serving underrepresented students. In recent years, the college has made a number of commitments to diversity and inclusion, including increasing the number of underrepresented minority faculty and staff members, expanding student support services, and creating a more inclusive campus climate.
The $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education will help Gettysburg College continue its progress in these areas and further its commitment to diversity and inclusion.
