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A Message From Susana M. Muñoz

Susana M. Muñoz (she/her/ella) Dra. Susana Muñoz is Associate Professor in the Higher Education Leadership Program and Associate Director for Inclusive Excellence and Faculty Development in the School of Education at Colorado State University. Her scholarly work centers on equity, identity, and campus climate for undocumented Latinx students, employing critical frameworks including legal violence, racist nativism, and Chicana feminist epistemology to identify and dismantle systems of oppression affecting minoritized populations in higher education. Dra. Muñoz has received national recognition for her scholarship and advocacy. She was honored by the White House Initiative for Educational Excellence for Hispanics, named a Salzburg Global Fellow, and recognized as one of the "top 25 most influential women in higher education" by Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine. In 2018, she received the ACPA Senior Scholar Grant to investigate the experiences of DACA and undocumented community college students during politically turbulent times. She earned her B.A. in Political Science and International Studies from Iowa State University, M.S. in Student Affairs and Higher Education from Colorado State University, and Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Iowa State University.
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In Support of ACPA Foundation

Founded in 1994 during the presidency of Charles Schroeder, the purpose of the ACPA Educational Leadership Foundation (501c3 non-profit organization) is “to enhance the student affairs profession and to generate and disseminate knowledge of college students at all levels within higher education” (Article Three of the Articles of Incorporation). The organization is now known as the ACPA Foundation to more concisely communicate its role as the fundraising arm of ACPA College Student Educators International.

The Mission - The ACPA Foundation exists to support the priorities and activities of ACPA by raising funds and developing resources that help the Association fulfill its mission. 

The Vision - The ACPA Foundation will develop sufficient assets to effectively and sustainably fund ACPA’s efforts to provide excellent professional development opportunities to members, advance knowledge in the field, and support the transformative effect of education in the lives of college students.

In order to fulfill its purpose and mission, the Foundation invites members and non-members alike to provide philanthropic support for ACPA's vital initiatives involving research, scholarship, professional development and leadership program.