Assistant Professor of Higher Education at the University of Denver
About
Mike Hoa Nguyen is an assistant professor of higher education at the University of Denver's Morgridge College of Education. Mike also served a senior staff member in the United States Congress, where his policy portfolio included a number key issues, such as postsecondary education and the judiciary. Before federal service, Mike was a program associate at De Anza College, where he mentored students, developed new curriculum, and taught.
Current Work:
Mike's research examines the benefits and consequences of public policy instruments in expanding or constraining the academic operations of colleges and universities, with a specific focus on federal diversity initiatives. This agenda falls into two policy strands: (1) how the federal Minority Serving Institution (MSI) program serves as a vehicle for academic institutions to enhance student success by advancing the political agendas of communities of color and (2) the influence of the judicial branch, as a policy-making body, in regulating the role of racial diversity at colleges and university. Mike aims to better articulate how federal diversity policy can reach its potential, and fulfill its promise to address pervasive educational inequalities for underrepresented populations and regions within the United States.
Research Area Keyword(s):
Public policy, law, & governance; minority serving institutions; race, diversity, & campus climate; community colleges; civic engagement & politics; Asian American & Pacific Islanders
